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Partial Portraits
by Henry James
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- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1905. Fourth Edition. Fine.
Fourth edition of this collection of critical essays by Henry James on Emerson, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, Ivan Turgenieff, among others. Bound in burgudy cloth over boards with debossed rule to covers and gilding on spine. Edges rough cut and a few pages are uncut at the top edge. Corners just beginning to fray, otherwise fine. The interior is clean, clear, and with a few uncut pages.
From the private library of Maurice Sendak with laid in paper documenting its sale. Maurice Sendak was a celebrated children's author and illustrator known for multiple works including, "Where the Wild Things Are."
Pages: (10) 408 (4) Dimensions: 7¼ x 5 x 1
Synopsis
Partial Portraits is a book of literary criticism by Henry James published in 1888. The book collected essays that James had written over the preceding decade, mostly on English and American writers. But the book also offered interesting treatments of Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant and Ivan Turgenev. Perhaps the most important essay was The Art of Fiction, James' brilliant plea for the widest possible freedom in content and technique in narrative fiction.
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- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4888
- Title
- Partial Portraits
- Author
- Henry James
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
Biblio member since 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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