THE HOUSE OF MIRTH-EDITH WHARTON-1st. ED.-ERROR DATE

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THE HOUSE OF MIRTH BY EDITH WARTON---FIRST EDITION--1905--CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS , NEW YORK--THE SCRIBNER PRESS----THIS IS A RARE COPY WITH DATE ERROR TYPO--ROMAN NUMERALS-- MDCCCCV--ARE SHOWN IN ERROR ON THE COPY DATE UNDER CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS---[ SEE PICTURE # 4 ]--[ MCMV WOULD BE THE CORRECT ROMAN NUMERALS TRANSLATION FOR 1905 --MDCCCCV-- DOES NOT TRANSLATE TO ANY DATE THAT WOULD BE CORRECT USING THE ROMAN NUMERALS ] THE CORRECT DATE , 1905 , IS SHOWN ON THE NEXT PAGE--[ SEE PICTURE # 8 ]---------THIS BOOK IS IN VERY, VERY GOOD CONDITION---BINDING IS TIGHT--NO LOOSE PAGES--NO MARKS ON THE PAGES----SLIGHT MOISTURE MARKS ON A FEW PAGES IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK AND THE FRONT INSIDE TITLE PAGE AND THE NEXT 2 BLANK PAGES HAVE SOME RED DYE STAINS FROM THE DYE IN THE COVER CLOTH---GOLD IS VERY VISIBLE ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES--NORMAL, EXPECTED , SLIGHT YELLOWING OF THE PAPER ---THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVORS, IN VERY, VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND I THINK YOU WILL LOOK LONG AND HARD TO FIND ONE AS GOOD AS THIS COPY ---IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST COPY ON E BAY AT THIS TIME, FOR THE STARTING PRICE--- IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK----I SHIP FAST--FAST--FAST---ELECT PRIORITY MAIL FOR FASTEST DELIVERY TIME---THIS BOOK WILL BE SENT INSURED WITH DELIVERY CONFORMATION TRACKING----- NO RESERVE AFTER OPENING BID---HIGHEST BID WINS ---YOUR read more