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Watch and Ward
by Henry James
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
Watch and Ward by Henry James
Rare 1878 First Edition, only 1000 copies were printed. Published by Houghton, Osgood and Company.
Green cloth cover with gilding and embossing to cover and spine. Measures approximately 6" x 4.5" x .75" (115 x 155 x 20 mm).
Nice crisp copy, with red page edges. Some shelf wear, corner bumps, rubbing to back cover. Owner signature on inside page.
From wikipedia: Watch and Ward is a short novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1871 and later as a book in 1878. This was James' first novel, though he virtually disowned the book later in life.
Book will be carefully packed and shipped in a box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6
- Title
- Watch and Ward
- Author
- Henry James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Houghton, Osgood and Company
- Date Published
- 1878
- Pages
- 219
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Henry James Watch Ward
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Brooklyn, New York
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
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