Lot 353
James, Henry
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Description
The American. London: Macmillan & Co., 1879. Second English edition (authorized, 1879). 8vo, original dark blue cloth, with 2pp. but lacking 40pp. catalogue advertisements at end, extremities slightly rubbed; [Idem] Washington Square. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1881. First edition, 8vo, plates, original pictorial brown-green cloth, library stamp to several leaves, labels removed endpapers, upper hinge repaired, head of spine repaired; [Idem] Tales of three cities. London: Macmillan, 1884. First edition, original cloth, slightly rubbed, slightly marked; [Idem] The Bostonians. London & New York: Macmillan, 1886. Second edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, recased, slightly rubbed; [Idem] The lesson of the master. London: Macmillan, 1892. First edition, English issue, 44pp catalogue of advertisements dated Dec. 1891 at end, without the 4pp. catalogue, original blue cloth, rubbed; [Idem] The Aspern papers. London & New York: Macmillan, 1888. Second edition, American issue. 8vo, original blue cloth, library stamp on Contents leaf and another leaf, head of spine worn; [Idem] The reverberator. London & New York: Macmillan, 1888. Second edition, English issue, original blue cloth, no catalogue at end, blue-black endpapers, spine slightly discoloured and head of spine slightly rubbed; [Idem] What Maisie knew. Chicago & New York: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1897. First American edition, original blue cloth, title and half-title detached, p.1 with 3cm. square portion missing affecting running title and a couple of letters, rubbed; [Idem] The spoils of Poynton. London: W. Heinemann, 1897. First edition, original blue cloth, Irish binding, title page in red and black and date in Roman numerals, lightly rubed; [Idem] The two magics. London: W. Heinemann, 1898. First edition, original blue cloth, 24pp. advertisements at end, slightly rubbed and marked, [Idem] The awkward age. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First American edition, secondary issue, light brown cloth, slightly rubbed; [Idem] The better sort. London: Methuen, 1903. First edition, original cloth, spine faded, slightly soiled; [Idem] The golden bowl. London: Methuen & Co., [1905]. First English edition, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, 40pp. catalogue dated March 1905, replacement front endpapers, rubbed; [Idem] The finer grain. London: Methuen & Co., [1910]. First English edition, original rust-brown cloth, 32pp. advertisements dated Sept. 1910 at end, binding worn and soiled; [Idem] A small boy and others. London: Macmillan, 1913. First English edition, original blue cloth, 4pp. advertisements; [Idem] Notes of a son & brother. London: Macmillan, 1914. First English edition, original blue cloth, 2 pp. advertisements; [Idem] The Sense of the past. London: W. Collins, [1917]. First edition, original blue-black cloth, slightly rubbed; and 9 others (28)
Footnote
Note: , [Edel & Laurence A4c; A15a; A28b; A37b; A32b; A31c; A49b; A48a; A52; A53b; A60b; A68b; A71b; A72b ]