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THE PRINCESS CASAMASSIMA. [THE CHILTERN LIBRARY.]

by JAMES, HENRY:

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UK,12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally and first serialised in the Atlantic Monthly from September,1885 to October, 1886,and first published in 3 volumes by Macmillan (UK) in 1886. James thought it one of his best novels,but readers and critics on both sides of the Atlantic ridiculed it.It was the most prophetic of all his novels and one in which his ambivalent attitude to society is clearly revealed.Here he is concerned with all classes of society. The revolutionary activity which is the undercurrent of the novel is never explicitly explained,but its clear that he had Anarchism in mind.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain navy-blue cloth boards/covers with gilt coloured lettering to spine,and clean plain white eps,both hinges solid and sound without any tears or cracking; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Top edges slightly toned from light dust-soiling but without foxing,fore-edges lightly aged with faint,sporadic foxing; contents bright,tight,clean - text body virtually foxing-free,any being restricted,in the main,to it's pages' top+fore edges,last page foxed both sides,else solid and sound - one collection of accidental,uniform top corner creases to pp235-246 inclusive, otherwise no other intentional dog-ear reading creases,so would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn thus,vii-xxiipp+23-511pp [paginated] includes author's preface,6 Books comprising XLVII (47) chapters in total, plus [unpaginated] lightly foxed following pages: verso+recto half-title,title page,and an introductory note by Michael Swan. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too, the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!
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Synopsis

The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. But when the Princess Casamassima - beautiful, clever and bored - takes him up and introduces him to her own world of wealth and refinement, Hyacinth is torn. He is horrified by the destruction that would be wreaked by revolution, but still believes he must honour his vow, and finds himself gripped in an agonizing and, ultimately, fatal dilemma. A compelling blend of psychological observation, wit and compassion, The Princess Casamassima (1886) is one of Henry James's most deeply personal novels.

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On Sep 7 2017, a reader said:
To my small mind - this is the finest novel Henry James wrote period. JMK

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
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Title
THE PRINCESS CASAMASSIMA. [THE CHILTERN LIBRARY.]
Author
JAMES, HENRY:
Format/Binding
Hardback.
Book Condition
Used - VG+.
Jacket Condition
Minus dw/dj.
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UK,12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.JOHN LEHMANN,1950.
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