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THE AMERICAN SCENE; By Henry James / Introduction by Irving Howe
by James, Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horizon Press, 1967. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. B&W photos. Thick small quarto (9 1/2" x 6 1/2" c 1 7/8"), brown cloth with gold lettering on spine, Preface by Henry James, Introduction by Irving Howe, illustrated with 50 glossy sepia-toned images, archival polyester-protected pictorial brown dust jacket (unclipped: $7.50) with photo of HJ in a chair, xviii + 465 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 5 oz. SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, clean, square copy with minimal wear; light age-toning to the pages. Some rubbing and edgewear to the unclipped dust jacket. No previous ownership marks or annotaions.<br /> <br /> Henry James, OM (1843 - 1916) was an American-turned-British author regarded as a major figure between literary realism and literary modernism. He is considered among the greatest novelists in the English language. <br /> <br /> James is well known for novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between emigre Americans, the English, and Europeans. He was repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. This splendid volume relates James' travels and observations about America and our character.
Synopsis
Henry James (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., and brother of eminent psychologist and philosopher William James. He spent his early life in America and studied in Geneva, London and Paris during his adolescence to gain the worldly experience so prized by his father. He lived in Newport, went briefly to Harvard Law School, and in 1864 began to contribute both criticism and tales to magazines. In 1869, and then in 1872-74, he paid visits to Europe and began his first novel, Roderick Hudson . Late in 1875 he settled in Paris, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, and Zola, and wrote The American (1877). In December 1876 he moved to London, where two years later he achieved international fame with Daisy Miller . Other famous works include Washington Square (1880), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Princess Casamassima (1886), The Aspern Papers (1888), The Turn of the Screw (1898), and three large novels of the new century, The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904). In 1905 he revisited the United States and wrote The American Scene (1907). During his career he also wrote many works of criticism and travel. Although old and ailing, he threw himself into war work in 1914, and in 1915, a few months before his death, he became a British subject. In 1916 King George V conferred the Order of Merit on him. He died in London in February 1916.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9390
- Title
- THE AMERICAN SCENE; By Henry James / Introduction by Irving Howe
- Author
- James, Henry
- Illustrator
- B&W photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus Illustrated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Horizon Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Gilded Age, millionaires, corruption, Britain, America, Newport, Rhode Island, finance, plutocrats, greed, wealth,
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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