The Two Magics, The Turn Of The Screw. Covering End.
by JAMES, HENRY:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, William Heinemann, 1898 1st UK edition. Hardback, approx 7.5 x 5 inches. Publisher's decorative blue cloth (Heinemann's third standard binding), with an illustration to the front board of nine tulips in blind, lettered in gilt In good condition. Some rubbing to extremities; corners a little bumped, some darkening and rubbing to spine. Some heavy darkening to endpapers and foxing to prelims, plus gift inscription. A couple of minor handling marks to title page, else a good clean and tight rare copy. Scarce. 310pp. + 34pp adverts. A collection of two stories by Henry James, one of which marks the first book appearance of "The Turn of the Screw.".
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91577
- Title
- The Two Magics, The Turn Of The Screw. Covering End.
- Author
- JAMES, HENRY:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, William Heinemann, 1898 1st UK edition
- Keywords
- Literature JAMES, HENRY: The Two Magics, The Turn Of The Screw, Covering End, William Heinemann, 1898, 1st edition, rare, scarce,
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.