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The Jameses: A Family Narrative
by Lewis, R. W. B
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374178615
- ISBN 13
- 9780374178611
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Item Price
€51.67€41.34
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About This Item
First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black quarter cloth and boards with gilt lettering on spine. The endpapers are illustrated with maps of New York City and included are 32 pages of photographs. Tight binding, square with sharp corners and just a trace of shelf wear. The interior is clean, bright and free of any markings. The white dustjacket is crisp and unclipped with original price of $35 intact. No chips or tears, in Brodart protective cover. "The aim of this book is to tell the story of a remarkable American family--as regards its literary and intellectual accomplishments, perhaps the most remarkable family the country has ever known--from its eighteenth century Irish origins to the death of the novelist Henry James in 1916." From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Edith Wharton. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.
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- Bookseller
- Linden Avenue Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10106
- Title
- The Jameses
- Author
- Lewis, R. W. B
- Illustrator
- Cynthia Krupat, jacket design
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374178615
- ISBN 13
- 9780374178611
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 695 pages
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- First edition, non-fiction, biography, history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non Fiction; Biography & Memoirs; American History;
Terms of Sale
Linden Avenue Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Linden Avenue Books
Biblio member since 2023
Salem, Oregon
About Linden Avenue Books
Linden Avenue Books is independently owned and operated and located in Lincoln City, Oregon. We feature a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history and modern first editions. All books are carefully packed and shipped in a box.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Brodart
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