A Small Boy and Others
by Henry James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£550.00£495.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first UK edition of novelist Henry James's autobiography of his early life and childhood. The first UK edition, first issue of this work, published the month after the US first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece. This autobiographical work covers the earliest years of the celebrated author, detailing his intellectual family life, his schooling, and his earliest trips to Europe.The first issue, without the inserted leaf with the 'In Preparation' work to the recto. With four pages of advertisements to the rear.Edel, A71b. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally exceptionally bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
A Small Boy and Others is a book of autobiography by Henry James published in 1913. The book covers James' earliest years and discusses his intellectually active family, his intermittent schooling, and his first trips to Europe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 873F52
- Title
- A Small Boy and Others
- Author
- Henry James
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- henry james a small boy autobiography a small boy
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Recto
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