The Education of Henry Adams (Modern Library #76.2) by ADAMS, Henry - [c.1965]

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good+ in Good dust jacket. [c.1965]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of this autobiography by the grandson of John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of John Adams. First published privately in 1907, it became a highly-praised success upon its publication for a wider audience in 1918. With an introduction by James Truslow Adams. Indexed. In orange jacket with image of Adams on cover. --- In Toledano spine 11 / blue cloth / ML hex torchbearer device blindstamped to front cover / gilt-stamped spine titling / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists titles in ML catalog, but without a total number. Likely published c.1965 (though 1946 date appears in book). ML #76.2. --- A cracked front hinge has been carefully repaired prior to this listing, with inked markings on several leaves, else a tightly-bound, sound copy. Unclipped dust jacket with quite noticeable sunning to spine, chafing to edges, otherwise intact and in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; x, 517 pages .