Description
For sale: a Rare first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Cruise of The Vanadis by Edith Wharton with a remainder mark. First Edition stated, 2004 Rizzoli. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Photographs by Jonas Dovydenas.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright cloth boards, strong title gilt on a square spine, an X marked on bottom page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled and rubbed spine ends, heavy bottom edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price intact on the rear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Full-color photographs highlight Wharton’s account of her three-month 1888 cruise aboard a chartered yacht through the Aegean Islands, in an anthology of writings that includes the author’s detailed descriptions of the places she visited, the people she met, and the hotels in which she stayed.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
