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The Bostonians
by James, Henry; intro. by Irving Howe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Shorewood, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Modern Library. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library Edition. 7.5x5", xxviii+464 pp. VG, clean & tight, in Good Price-clipped dj (376 titles on reverse) with small tears and light rubbing. .
Synopsis
The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885–1886 and then as a book in 1886. This bittersweet tragicomedy centers on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, an unbending political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chancellor, Ransom's cousin and a zealous Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a pretty protege of Olive's in the feminist movement.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Book Depot
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27676
- Title
- The Bostonians
- Author
- James, Henry; intro. by Irving Howe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
Aardvark Book Depot
Media mail (about 1-2 weeks) is $3.95 for the first book, $1.00 for each additional. Priority mail (2-3 days), Express mail (1-2 days) and international shipping (about 1-3 weeks) are available at cost; please ask for rates. You may email or phone (262-502-0175) your order information or inquiry. If you prefer to send a check or money order, please email or phone first to reserve the book. Wisconsin residents will be charged 5.1% sales tax. All books are returnable within 1 week of receipt, in the same condition as received, please notify us first. We will refund shipping costs if we are at fault. All dust jackets are covered with Mylar. We normally ship 5-6 times a week and try to accommodate rush orders if physically possible.
About the Seller
Aardvark Book Depot
Biblio member since 2006
Shorewood, Wisconsin
About Aardvark Book Depot
In business since 1987, we buy and sell a wide variety of quality used books. We are always interested in buying books & make housecalls throughout southeastern Wisconsin. When you're in southeastern Wisconsin, visit our booths in the Originals Mall of Antiques in Oshkosh, in the School Days Mall in Sturtevant, in the Peninsula Antique Mall in Egg Harbor, Door County, in the Olde Orchard Antique Mall in Egg Harbor, Door County, in the Antique Center at Wales.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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