HENRY JAMES, The Complete Tales of, [Volume Five, 1883 - 1884],
by Leon Edel, editor, and with an Introduction by him
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original bookseller's label to front paste-down. Jacket protected in transparent covering. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price
- Seller
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Rupert Hart-Davis, London - first edition 1963 hardcover, 8 1/4" x 5 1/4", with dust jacket Original bookseller's label to front paste-down. Jacket protected in transparent covering. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped DJ Light-green cloth-bound boards with gold type to maroon spine label, tinted top edges, and two-colour title-page. Each tale, printed here in chronolgical order and exactly as it first appeared in book form, shows a new stage in James's literary development. Volume Five contains 'The Siege of London' (1883), 'The Impressions of a Cousin' (1883), 'Lady Barberina' (1884), 'The Author of "Beltraffio"' (1884), and 'Pandora' (1884).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28278
- Title
- HENRY JAMES, The Complete Tales of, [Volume Five, 1883 - 1884],
- Author
- Leon Edel, editor, and with an Introduction by him
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 8 1/4" x 5 1/4", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Original bookseller's label to front paste-down. Jacket protected in transparent covering. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis, London - first edition
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 414 pages
- Keywords
- Literature English Lit Henry James Leon Edel Lit Anthologies
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About the Seller
Pegasus Book Orphanage
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McCrae, Victoria
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