The Novels and Tales.
by JAMES, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1907-17 . A handsomely bound first collected edition First collected edition, deluxe issue, number 30 of 156 sets on handmade paper. This is the definitive edition of James's texts the author extensively revised his novels and contributed 18 new prefaces for the collected edition, and it is invaluable for a full understanding of his work and his own assessment of it. The first 24 volumes were published from 1907 to 1909, with the final two volumes added posthumously in 1917. This limited issue on handmade paper was published alongside an unnumbered trade issue on regular paper. 26 volumes, octavo (226 x 154 mm). Attractively bound in recent brown morocco, spines lettered and decorated in gilt on red and black labels, gilt ornaments in other compartments between raised bands, sides with gilt roll, top edges gilt with others uncut, marbled endpapers. Photogravure frontispieces. Couple of leaves with offsetting in one volume, expert paper repair to single leaf. An excellent set. Edel & Laurence A64b; Supino 64.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 151699
- Title
- The Novels and Tales.
- Author
- JAMES, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
- Date Published
- 1907-17
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...