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PICTURES AND OTHER PASSAGES FROM HENRY JAMES
de James, Henry (text); Head, Ruth (selections & preface)
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. First Edition. An early anthology of James's work selected and edited by Ruth Head, who had James's blessing before he died, giving her permission to publish extracts from his many works. Edel & Laurence A76a; BAL 10692. First Impression, English Issue, one of 700 copies (out of a 1,000 copy printing). Octavo (18.5cm); black and white marbled paper-covered boards and grey cloth backstrip, with printed title label mounted to upper spine; grey topstain; dustjacket; xii,133,[3]pp. Large armorial bookplate of Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver (1890-1967) on front pastedown. Gentle sunning to spine and upper board edges, some darkening and wear to title label, with some offsetting from bookplate and jacket flaps onto endpapers, and some faint foxing to a few preliminary and terminal leaves; Very Good+. In the original pictorial dustjacket, gently spine-sunned and lightly dust-soiled, with modest wear to extremities, several nicks and tears, and brown paper tape reinforcement along the edges and spine on verso; Very Good.
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- Librería
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 5769
- Título
- PICTURES AND OTHER PASSAGES FROM HENRY JAMES
- Autor
- James, Henry (text); Head, Ruth (selections & preface)
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
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- First Edition
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- Editorial
- Chatto & Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1916
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Sobre Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Good+
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- Edges
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