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First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with 'Wearily' at bottom p. 135 unbattered or also known as perfect type. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight, with minor wear to the spine and panels. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy with a stunning facsimile dustjacket from the original. We buy Wharton First Editions.

Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film in 1993. The story is a frame narrative concerning an unnamed narrator who tells the story based on an account from observations at Frome's house when he had to stay there during a winter storm. It is a classic of American literature, depicting the struggle between individual desire and social expectations.