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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893. 232 pages + 4 pages of publisher ads. First American edition of this collection of 3 novellas written by Henry James (1843-1916) at the height of his popularity. BAL binding variant "C" (no priority established): blue cloth with spine and front cover stamped in gold and silver; no stain on top edge; endpapers are white laid paper. Association copy: on the front free endpaper is the signature of the noted Henry James scholar, Elsa M. Nettles. In her 30 years on the faculty of the College of William and Mary, Nettels was honored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society's Faculty Award for the Advancement of Scholarship and College's most prestigious award, The Thomas Ashley Graves, Jr. Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching. The book is in very good+ condition: clean, bright, and tight, with just a hint of edgewear and just a hint of toning of pages.. First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. 191 pages, including 12 superb tipped in color plates by Dulac. Too few color plates to be a first printing, but certainly prior to the 1927 merger of Doran and Doubleday. Bound in green cloth with a front cover decorated by Frank Hazenplug in elaborately designed blind stamp with gilded elephants under a tree; decorated endpapers. The book is clean and tight; color plates are clean, crisp, and bright; gilt decoration on front cover has minimal rubbing--still quite bright; gilt spine lettering is dulled but legible; minimal edgewear; one archivally repaired 5/8 inch tear on front endpaper. There is an unobtrusive store stamp ("Bender's Book Store" in New York City) at bottom of first 2 blank leaves.. Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.