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The Portrait of a Lady.
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings in quarter leather -- cloth binding with extensive gilt decorations,
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:: Franklin Library, 1984.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings in quarter leather -- cloth binding with extensive gilt decorations, with leather at the spine; all edges gilt; raised spine bands; ribbon place marker; this copy is in Fine condition.. 8vo (9 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers. Description: Illustrated with drawings by John Singer Sargent. This is part of the Oxford Library of The World's Great Books series, published by Franklin Library. Includes the publisher's letter to the collector.
Synopsis
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James was initially published as a serial in Macmillan's Magazine (UK) and The Atlantic Monthly (US) in 1880–81. The story tells of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer — arguably one of Miller’s most memorable characters — as she affronts her destiny only to find it overwhelming. The Portrait of a Lady is James’ most popular novel and is regarded by critics as one of his finest, exploring his characteristic theme of conflict between American individualism and European social custom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Bookworm
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067886
- Title
- The Portrait of a Lady.
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings in quarter leather -- cloth binding with extensive gilt decorations,
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:
- Date Published
- 1984.
- Pages
- 566 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (9 inches tall)
Terms of Sale
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Oroville, California
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Glossary
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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....
- Edges
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- Cloth
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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...
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