London: Macmillan and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1881. First Thus. Hardcover. Ex-library, Riwaka Library (a small 19th century provincial New Zealand library, Riwaka is situated 5km from Motueka, in the upper part of New Zealand's South Island.) Rebound in the late 19th Century in a half-calf library binding. Chipped paper library label on spine. Some heavy rubbing and marks to boards and spine. Hinges broken. Free endpapers lacking. 1" and smaller tears to lower margins of first 8 leaves. A longer 2" tear to one text leaf. A reading copy. ; First one volume edition of these three works together (preceded by a two volume edition in the same year). viii, 401 pages. Green half-calf binding. Page dimensions: 180 x 118mm. "The first of the three tales contained in this volume is reprinted from the 'Cornhill Magazine.' The second is transferred from the 'Atlantic Monthly;' the last originally appeared in 'The Parisian.'" - page (v). ; Ex-Library; 8vo .

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Seller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Seller's Inventory #: 11743
Title: Washington Square / The Pension Beaurepas / A Bundle of Letters
Author: James, Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1881

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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