The Question of Our Speech / The Lesson of Balzac [Maurice Sendak's Copy]
by James, Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Two lectures by Henry James. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1905. 1st edition. 1 of 300 copies. [Edel & Laurence, A61.b.) From the personal library of Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are, etc. Auction house provenance slip laid in from a sale on behalf of the Rosenbach Museum of Philadelphia. Sendak (1928-2012) was an avid book collector whose sizable library included many items by and about Henry James. 116 pp., with untrimmed edges. Small 8vo hardcover. 7.75 x 4.75 inches. Cloth spine with paper label and gray paper-covered boards. Light wear but about Near Fine overall. Pencil notations and small catalog label in rear of book. New, clear archival jacket. A very nice copy with notable provenance.
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- Bookseller
- Lux Libri (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047761
- Title
- The Question of Our Speech / The Lesson of Balzac [Maurice Sendak's Copy]
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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