The Europeans
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society. 1982. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No slipcase. Mild age-toning to spine. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. Introduction by Gilbert Phelps. Lithographs by Robin Jacques. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 188 pages. . 1st thus. Hardback.
Synopsis
The Europeans concerns an expatriate American, Eugenia, and her artist brother, Felix Young. Eugenia is the morganatic wife of a German prince, but she is to be repudiated in favor of a state marriage; thus she leaves for Boston to make an appropriate match of her own.
Reviews
On Aug 26 2014, a reader said:
I enjoyed this book immensely. It blended the old and new world creatively. It's philosophical underpinnings were interesting. It was not a bestseller at the time, moreover, it probably is now. I like books that use the English Language in it's old form.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB324936
- Title
- The Europeans
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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