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Notes of a Son and Brother
by James, Henry
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50 net on the spine), heavily toned and soiled, chipped along the edges and spine, tears and creases at the folds and back panel. Grey cloth on the boards with gilt lettering and rules on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, gilt top edge, toned at the endpapers, frontispiece of Henry James, clean otherwise. The second volume in James's autobiography. This copy comes from the personal collection of Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Maurice Sendak.
Synopsis
Notes of a Son and Brother is a book of autobiography by Henry James published in 1914. The book covers James' early manhood and tells of "the obscure hurt" that kept him out of the Civil War, his first efforts at writing fiction, and the early death of his beloved cousin, Minny Temple, from tuberculosis.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8050
- Title
- Notes of a Son and Brother
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Literary Biography, Literary Memoir, Literary Autobiography, English Literature, American Literature, Coming of Age, 19th Century
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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