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PICTURE AND TEXT - SIGNED
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1893. First Edition. A collection of seven essays on the art of illustration, with each piece containing minor revisions between their serialized versions (in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, New Century, Harper's Weekly, and the New Review) and the book publication. Uncommon signed; while we note two copies with autograph notes tipped in, no signed or inscribed copies appear in the auction record. Edel & Laurence A38; BAL 10601. Ordinary Issue. 12mo. (15.25cm); first binding in dark green linen-grain cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [x],175,[1]pp, with portrait frontispiece of the author (with accompanying tissue guard) and 7 plates of illustrations. Signed "Henry James Jr / Oct.1906" in pencil on front endpaper. Hint of sunning to spine, some pinpoint wear to spine ends and corner tips, else a clean, very Near Fine copy, lacking the scarce dustjacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6194
- Title
- PICTURE AND TEXT - SIGNED
- Author
- James, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- BAL
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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