Daisy Miller
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Westvaco, 1981 Limited Edition. Very light grey cloth embossed on front and gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated by Whistler paintings. Pictorial endpapes. 34 pages. Top page edges gilt. Westvaco is the West Virginia Paper Company. Cloth covered slipcase. Mint/ Fine.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Cultural Connection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1007
- Title
- Daisy Miller
- Author
- James, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Westvaco
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- General #1;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cultural Connection
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Cape Coral, Florida
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...