Portrait Of a Lady
by James, Henry
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.
First Edition Identification
Though most generally
considered The Portrait of a Lady to have been published simultaneously in the United Kingdom and the United States, controversy surrounds the true publication
history. Macmillan (London) published the first UK edition of the book in
three volumes in November 1881, just as the story was concluding its run in the
eponymous house monthly magazine. However, Macmillan’s second edition — its
first single-volume edition — was not published until June 1882. In the mean
time, Houghton, Mifflin, and Company (Boston) published the first US and first single-volume edition, which became available on November 16, 1881, though the date on the title page states 1882.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
Other collectible or notable
editions of The Portrait of a Lady include Macmillan’s first Collective Edition
(1883) as well as the much later New York Edition (Scribner’s 1908), which
James significantly revised. Overall revisions include colloquialization, more
concrete language, increased verbal movement, and added visual analogies.
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The Portrait of a Lady
by James, Henry
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1882
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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NZ$1,614.43
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1882. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing, first issue ("Copyright 1881." on copyright page, no ads, correct measurement of title page as per Ahearn Henry James APG). [ii], 520 pp. Publisher's dark brown cloth stamped in brown and gilt. A Near Fine copy with light wear to extremities, small scratch to back… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady.
by James, Henry
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- 1881
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1881. Item Price
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The Portrait Of A Lady
by James. Henry
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- First American Edition
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- 1882
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- Hardcover
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Jupiter , Florida, USA
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NZ$424.85
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Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo (20 X 12 cm). 520, 16 (publisher's catalog) pp. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles and designs to upper and spine. Hinges loose, corners rubbed, wear to edges. Wear to head/tail of spine with wrinkles to bottom half. 1882 on title page with period… Read more about this item Item Price
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PORTRAIT OF A LADY
by James Henry
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- As New
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- Very Good Slipcase
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Bacova, Virginia, USA
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NZ$42.48
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NY: Heritage Press, 1967. Book. Illus. by Colleen Browning. As New. Hardcover. Introduction by R.W. Stallman. Hard cover. Fine in a very good+ slipcase, no dj as issued. Slipcase is partially sunned at the edges. Sandglass laid in. Priority and/or international shipping on this item will be extra and will be at actual shipping cost.. Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady - 2 Volumes
by James, Henry
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- First Thus
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- 1936
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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NZ$2,804.01
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936 BOTH VOLUMES IN FINE CONDITION. With Dust Jackets in Near Fine Condition protected in mylar jackets. The New York Edition. Bindings & hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The dust jackets show light edge wear/small chips to upper edge of spine area. Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
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- New Edition
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- 1883
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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UK: Macmillan, 1883. New Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good ++/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. New Edition 1883. An interesting early set in three volumes, once owned by Dr. A I DOYLE, a distinguished Librarian of Durham University, once a pupil of F R Leavis, each with Doyle`s bookplate. A triple decker set published two… Read more about this item Item Price
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by JAMES, Henry
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- 1967
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$297.40
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1967. Hardcover. Illustrations by Colleen Browning. Introduction by R.W. Stallman. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt lettering and hand marbled paper over boards, slipcase. xii, 516pp. 16 full-page color plates. Fine/very good. Slightest bit of slipcase edgewear. Superb, bright, tight copy of one of this American-British author's finest major novels, first published… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
by JAMES, Henry
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- Used - About Fine in a Fine slipcase
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$159.40
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[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1967. Hardcover. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. Colleen Browning. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/4") bound in buckram-backed marbled boards. Printed by Irvin Silvers at the Garamond Press, Baltimore. Introduction by R. W. Stallman. Copy #887 of 1500 with pastel illustrations by Colleen Browning and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Portrait Of A Lady; Illustrated By Colleen Browning
by James, Henry
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- Used - Orig. mauve cloth with decorated spine. Fine in very good slipcase
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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ardsley, New York, USA
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New York: Heritage Press, 1967. Hardcover. Orig. mauve cloth with decorated spine. Fine in very good slipcase. (xi) 516 pages. 25.5 x 16 cm. Sixteen full page color plates Sandglass laid-in. As new copy. Item Price
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Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
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Plano, Texas, USA
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Volume 1 ONLY of a two-volume set. Dark blue cloth with gilt on front and spine. Bottom edge of text block is deckled. B&W frontispiece of author; tipped-in protective tissue is intact.
Copyright page states date as 1909; FON on FFEP is dated 1924. FON appears written on FFEP, stamped on FFEP, on bookplate inside front cover, and for good measure,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The portrait of a lady
by Henry James
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- Not issued
- Published
- 2012
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- Trade paperback
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- 9780141199122
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Houilles, FRA
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London: Penguin, 2012. Trade paperback. Very good/Not issued. 13,0 x 19,8 x 3,3 cm. Paperback • • English text (original) • No inscriptions. Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady: Volume I only (of two)
by JAMES, Henry
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1916
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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NZ$38.24
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1916. Hardcover. Volume one only (of two) of the highly-regarded novel by Henry James, first published in serial form in 1880. The story is centered around a woman who inherits her father's substantial wealth. With frontis sepia-toned John Singer Sargent painted portrait of Mr. James. --- In full… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady
by James Henry, Illustrated by Colleen Browning
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- First Thus
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Dublin, Dublin, IRL
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NZ$27.33
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NY: NY: Heritage Press, 1967, 1967. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. fine in fine slipcase.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Colleen Browning. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
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The Portrait Of A Lady
by James, Henry
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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- 9780140622492
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Newport, Washington, USA
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London, England: Penguin Books, 1997. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7?" tall. Paperback in Good Condition. Cover is clean and worn. Glued binding is tight, solid, all pages intact. Pages are unmarked, clean, age-toned. "The Portrait of a Lady" was first published in 1881, depicting the manners and customs of the American set against a European… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
by JAMES, Henry
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- Used - Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a split along one edge at the top
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$127.46
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[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1967. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a split along one edge at the top. Colleen Browning. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/4") bound in buckram-backed marbled boards. Printed by Irvin Silvers at the Garamond Press, Baltimore. Introduction by R. W. Stallman. Copy #894 of 1500 with pastel illustrations by Colleen Browning… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady
by JAMES, Henry (1843-1916)
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, GBR
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1881. [American-English Literature] FIRST EDITION. Three volumes, octavo (19 x 13 x 9cm), pp.266, 253, 248. With all half-titles present, publisher's 24-page catalogue (dated April 1881) to rear of the final volume. Handsomely bound in half brown polished morocco, gilt, by Trevor Lloyd M.B.E., with raised bands, extra gilt back, top edges gilt, marbled sides… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
by James, Henry
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- First Modern Library Edition; First Printing
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- 1936
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- Flexible cloth
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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NZ$127.46
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The Modern Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. First Modern Library Edition; First Printing. Flexible cloth. ; Red flexible cloth cover has light wear and lightly bumped corners and but clean and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly toned otherwise clean and near pristine. ; 8.3… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady. (2 volumes).
by James. Henry.
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- Used - Good plus, spine titles faded, old ink name to endpapers, tight clean text.
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- 1909
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- Blue cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt signature on cover.
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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NZ$76.47
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Boston.: Houghton Mifflin., 1909. Blue cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt signature on cover.. Good plus, spine titles faded, old ink name to endpapers, tight clean text.. 19x12.5 cm.. weight: 2.2 lb. Portrait frontis. Item Price
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The Portrait of a Lady.
by James, Henry.
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- A fine copy as new in the original shrink wrap, no dust jacket as issued.
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- Full red leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker.
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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NZ$41.64
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Norwalk. : Easton Press. . Full red leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker. . A fine copy as new in the original shrink wrap, no dust jacket as issued. . 26.5x18.7 cm. . Heavy book, weight: 3.1 lb. may require extra shipping. Item Price
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THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
by Henry James
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Pomona, New York, USA
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NZ$101.88
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New York: Heritage Press. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Illustrations by Colleen Browning. . Item Price
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