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The Bostonians. A Novel. In Three Volumes by James, Henry - 1886

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The Bostonians. A Novel. In Three Volumes

by James, Henry

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London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Macmillan and Co., London, 1886. Three volumes. [iv], 244; [iv], 226; [iv], 232, [4] pp. The title page of Volume II is stamped: WITH THE PUBLISHER'S COMPLIMENTS. The three-decker first edition, which precedes the one volume edition, is truly rare: only 500 copies were printed, and then another 100 copies a month later. There are no identifiable distinctions between the two. James' satirical novel of the feminist movement, and one of the first American novels to allude to lesbian relationships. The novel was not well received in Boston. Volume I: Corners bumped on outer leaves, half-title and final pages lightly foxed, and the fore-edge of the half-title page chipped. Volume II: Corners bumped on outer leaves, half-title and final page of text chipped. Volume III: Corners bumped on outer leaves; some chipping along the edges of the four-page publisher's catalogue bound at back. Bound by Gray Parrot in three-quarter brown morocco, with green linen cloth, in the spirit of the period. The binding is in Fine condition.

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  • Publisher Macmillan and Co.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1886
  • Keywords Gray Parrot Binding

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New York: Modern Library. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1956. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cloth with light bump to spine, minor dampstaining. Dust jacket shows normal wear, ends of spine rubbed, shelfwear to front panel of DJ. DJ is price clipped. Unfortunate scrape to front panel of DJ. States First Modern Library Edition, 1956.; Toledano binding style '8', Kent endpapers in grey, dust jacket style 'i', listing 376 titles. ; The Modern Library; Vol. 16.4; 464 pages .
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London and New York: Macmillan and Co, 1886. Second edition, American issue, binding state B.. Pp. [iv], 449,[1], [2, ads]. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth shelfback and pink cloth boards, coated endsheets. Head of spine split with loss, lower inner joint with some superficial adhesions. Binding sound. Good. Second edition, American issue, binding state B. Pp. [iv], 449,[1], [2, ads]. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 10576; Edel & Laurence A28b; Supino 28.6.0
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London and New York: Macmillan and Co, 1886. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An early one volume issue of Henry James' popular political activist novel, 'The Bostonians'. The second one volume issue, published the same year as the first edition, which was in three volumes. With a half-title. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. 'The Bostonians' is a novel that centres on a trio of characters; Basil Ransom, a political conservative, Olive Chancellor, a Boston feminist, and Verena Tarrant, a protegee of Olive's in the feminist movement. This novel was first published as a serial from 1885-1886 in 'The Century Magazine'. Written by Henry James, a nineteenth century American novelist. He is considered to be a key figure in the transition between literary realism and literary modernism. He is often considered to be one of the greatest novelist in the English language. His other novels include 'The Portrait of a Lady', and 'The Wings of the Dove'. In the original publisher's… Read More
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