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New York and London. D. Appleton and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 342pp. 8vo. Rare edition inscribed by Edith Wharton s hand to her longtime and loyal manservant Alfred White (who stayed with her throughout her career until her death in 1937) with the words Alfred White from E. Wharton May 7-1925- . 8" - 9" tall. Obtained directly from Edith Wharton s estate. . Obtained directly from Edith Wharton s estate.

'The Mother's Recompense' opens on Kate Clephane in a hotel in the French Riviera, marooned by the world and by her own choices in life. She receives a summon from her estranged daughter in New York, which propels her to confront the past she left behind.