The Europeans. A Sketch. by Henry James - 1879

Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1879. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First American edition, first printing, with title page dated 1879. (Published first in London in 1878.) Publisher's original first-issue dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Brown coated endpapers. Two blank pages preceding and following the text. 281 pages. 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" x 1". In VERY GOOD condition. Bright and very clean, tightly bound, with strong, sound hinges with no cracking. Slight lean to the spine, which is also slightly sun-darkened. Spine ends and corner tips moderately worn and rubbed. Just slight touches of surface wear to the boards with no staining. Sharp corners with no bumping to the edges. Excellent interior with close to flawless slightly-toned pages, but book opens wide at a couple of points near the center exposing the inner threading. Previous owner's antique bookplate on front pastedown and signature in pencil on first blank page which also has a small open tear near the top corner..