Description: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, Jr. Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1882. [2], 520pp. Text pages are 12mo., 7 3/8"; with boards Sm8vo., 7 5/8". Good plus book. First edition, second issue: Title page is dated "1882." - with period, copyright date is "1881" - no period. Brown cloth covered boards, elegant gilt-and brown-stamped lettering and decorations on front panel and spine. Boards and spine are soiled and scuffed overall. Edges at head and tail of board spine are chipped, split and fraying. Fore-edge corners are curled in and tips are rubbed through. External board edges are scuffed. External page edges are age- and soil-darkened, with some foxing and stains on the upper edge. Inside hinges, front and back are cracked but holding. Front paste down has a bookseller's label in upper left corner, along with small ink doodles. FFEP is scuffed, back free end-paper has irregular ink jots. Previous owner's name on second free end-paper. Text pages are age-toned. Narrow damp stain on the upper edges of FFEP - pp. 25, and again on pp. 506-back free endpaper. Stains, mostly in the margins of pp. 396-401 and 492-497. One or two occasional smudges, minimal foxing in the outermost margins. Text block is a bit shaken due to the hinge cracks. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.
Price: 262.5 USD
Location: Excelsior, Minnesota
End Time: 2025-01-28T00:44:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.87 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston
Language: English
Signed: No
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Personalized: No
Author: Henry James, Jr.
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Topic: Novels
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1882
