Impressions.
by Loti, Pierre. Introduction by Henry James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co, 1898. First edition of Pierre Loti's Impressions. Octavo, original green pictorial buckram, woodcut pictorial title page, woodcut initials. In near fine condition. James writes of Loti in his introduction to the present volume, "I may as well admit in the outset that in speaking of Pierre Loti I give way to an inclination of the irresistible sort, express indeed a lively obligation. I am conscious of owing him that amount and that kind of pleasure as to which hesitation resides only in the difficulty of statement. He has been for me, from the hour of my making his acquaintance, one of the joys of the time, and the fact moreover of his being of the time has often, to my eyes, made it seem to suffer less from the presence of writers less delightful yet more acclaimed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109487
- Title
- Impressions.
- Author
- Loti, Pierre. Introduction by Henry James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- Westminster
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Henry James First Edition, Impressions by Pierre Loti First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...