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DAISY MILLER
by JAMES, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some splitting along one edge
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some splitting along one edge. Gustave Nebel. Small octavo (4-3/4" x 7-1/8") bound in full red morocco leather with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Printed at the University Printing House in a format designed by Will Carter. Introduction by John Holloway and illustrated in color by Gustave Nebel. Copy #887 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
Synopsis
Daisy Miller, an 1878 novella by Henry James, portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a more sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates they meet in Switzerland and Italy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018855
- Title
- DAISY MILLER
- Author
- JAMES, Henry
- Illustrator
- Gustave Nebel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some splitting along one edge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Signed, Limited Editions, 19th Century Literature, Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Henry James
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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