Portrait of a Lady: Volume 1 (of two)
by Henry James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Plano, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Volume 1 ONLY of a two-volume set. Dark blue cloth with gilt on front and spine. Bottom edge of text block is deckled. B&W frontispiece of author; tipped-in protective tissue is intact.
Copyright page states date as 1909; FON on FFEP is dated 1924. FON appears written on FFEP, stamped on FFEP, on bookplate inside front cover, and for good measure, on the back of the frontispiece.
Cover has some stains and wear. Pages are age tanned.
Synopsis
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James was initially published as a serial in Macmillan's Magazine (UK) and The Atlantic Monthly (US) in 1880–81. The story tells of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer — arguably one of Miller’s most memorable characters — as she affronts her destiny only to find it overwhelming. The Portrait of a Lady is James’ most popular novel and is regarded by critics as one of his finest, exploring his characteristic theme of conflict between American individualism and European social custom.
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- Bookseller
- PWK Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G54
- Title
- Portrait of a Lady
- Author
- Henry James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston, New York
- Date Published
- n.d.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- henry james, portrait of a lady
- Bookseller catalogs
- PWK Novels; Works of Henry James;
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- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....