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The Art of Travel: Scenes and Journeys in America, England, France and Italy
by James, Henry (Morton Dauwen Zabel, Editor)
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Thick 8vo., 567pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, bound in cream colored cloth with titles in gilt upon a light blue spine label. Anthology of James' travel writings. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of ed wear. Toning to top front edge and spine. Attractive clipped dust-jacket has some wear to edges and some short closed tears and nicks. Rubbing to folds. Lade in is a tri-fold brochure from the Mercantile Library of New York, advertising a Henry James exhibit from in 1993. A solid collectable copy at a great price.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011572
- Title
- The Art of Travel: Scenes and Journeys in America, England, France and Italy
- Author
- James, Henry (Morton Dauwen Zabel, Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday Anchor Books
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1958
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
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Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
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Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
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- Gilt
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- Spine Label
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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