New York: Kennedy Galleries Inc., Da Capo Press,, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Near fine - a bright, tight copy from the Library of American Art series. An unabridged republication in one volume of the two volume first edition published in Boston in 1903. Octavo in brown leatherette, gilt lettering to spine and front panel, 361 +345 pages including index, frontispiece portraits. Biography of the sculptor William Wetmore Story by Henry James - the friends included Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and James Russell Lowell, A handsome production on lovely paper.

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Bookseller: Sad Paradise Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1708966
Title: William Wetmore Story and His Friends
Author: JAMES, Henry
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kennedy Galleries Inc., Da Capo Press,
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1969
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY LITERATURE
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...