Averages: A Story Of New York retail - 1899 antique first edition novel by Stuart

Product Name: Averages: A Story Of New York retail - 1899 antique first edition novel by Stuart
First edition (Wright III, 1028) of this scarce novel of New York city by the author of "Stone Pastures" - "The brilliant author has had every to know her New York well. She has been able, therefore, to avoid the extremes of the 'high life' and 'low life' which have seemed to many to constitute the only salient phases of New York. She paints men and women of every day, and sketches the curious interdependence and association of differing circles. 'Averages' is a brilliant study of actualities." Decorative floral pattern on front cover with title and author's name in gilt, echoed on spine. Top edge gilt. Front hinge cracked, rear is starting, Some mild soil to covers, pages are generally clean and crisp. 8 x 7.5 inches with 410 pages, plus ads. Averages: A Story Of New York Eleanor Stuart D. Appleton retail and Co., 1899.