The Real Thing And Other Tales
by James, Henry
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan and Co, 1893. First Edition, Second Issue. Cloth. Very good. First edition, second issue of The Real Thing And Other Tales by Henry James.. Small octavo, 275pp, [2]. Teal blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, front board features maroon detailing and title in black. No additional printings listed, and variant title page present (1893). Solid text block, faint foxing to leaves, toning to endpapers, sunning to spine, a touch of wear to corners, a very good example.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12205
- Title
- The Real Thing And Other Tales
- Author
- James, Henry
- Illustrator
- First edition, second issue of The Real Thing And Other Tales by Henry James.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Issue
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Henry James, Henry James first edition, Henry James the real thing, the real thing first edition, James portrait of a lady, james literary realism, james literary modernism
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Text Block
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Leaves
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- Cloth
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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...