The American
by Henry James
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/N/A
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, 1960. Paperback. Good/N/A. Previous owner's name written on title page. Underlining in the introduction only. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Reading crease on front cover. Minor edge wear and chipping on spine.
Synopsis
Christopher Newman, a 'self-made' American millionaire in France, falls in love with the beautiful aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her family, however, taken aback by his brash American manner, rejects his proposal of marriage. When Newman discovers a guilty secret in the Bellegardes' past, he confronts a moral dilemma: Should he expose them and thus gain his revenge? James's masterly early work is at once a social comedy, a melodramatic romance and a realistic novel of manners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparrow's Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01233
- Title
- The American
- Author
- Henry James
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
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Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....