First Edition: Book of The Homeless (LE LIVRE DES SANS-FOYER): Edith Warton, 1916. The Book of the Homeless is a 1916 collection of essays, art, poetry, and musical scores. Proceeds of its sales were used to fund civilians displaced by World War One. Edited by Edith Wharton.1916 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Standard edition, Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi, 155 pages. Green/grey paper over boards; orange/ red fabric spine, with gilt lettering. 9 x 11 inches . About: Introduction by former President Theodore Roosevelt. Portions of the text are in both English and French. Contributions by Sarah Bernhardt, Joseph Conrad, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, and others. Numerous tissue-guarded illustrations on color plates and black and white prints by Charles Dana Gibson, Monet, Renoir, and many others.Condition: Well-preserved hardcover book. The covers, spine, and pages are intact and tight. Cover corners are rounded, and worn to loss of color and or exposure of board. Pages are clean, with minimal handling with mild age-related yellowing overall. Please observe photos for the best idea of the condition.

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