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by JAMES, Henry
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1895. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Original pale green cloth, stamped in gilt and green, top edge stained; plain endpapers; [vi],242,[6]pp; 6pp of publisher's ads at rear, and list of works by James to copyright page. Contemporary armorial bookplate and inscription of John M. Fergsuon; twentieth-century library bookplate and date due slip. Straight and sound, but cloth lightly soiled, edges rubbed, ex-library: Good.
Preceded by the first London edition. EDEL & LAURENCE A45b. BAL 10615.
Preceded by the first London edition. EDEL & LAURENCE A45b. BAL 10615.
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Details
- Seller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56453
- Title
- Terminations
- Author
- JAMES, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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