Lot 348
James, Henry
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
£275
Description
The Europeans. A sketch. London: Macmillan & Co., 1878. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 40 pages of advertisements at end of volume 1 dated June 1878, original blue sand-grain cloth, brown endpapers, armorial bookplates, spines lettered in gilt, some light soiling and marking, edges worn, bindings slightly skewed
Footnote
Note: Volume 1 error in chapter numbering at page heads. "IV" for "V" on pp. 171-191. This suggests this copy was part of the first printing of 250 copies; there were two subsequent printings of 250 copies each, with the error corrected variously. Edel & Laurence A7.