A Little Tour in France
by James, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. Gold atop page edge. Bright cover with embossed drawing of French castle, golden sky, and moon. Gilt lettering along spine. Extemeites show light wear. Some minor fraying at top of spine. Overall a fine copy -- price has been cut in half!. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Pennell, Joseph. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A Little Tour in France is a book of travel writing by Henry James. Originally published under the title En Province in 1883–1884 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, the book recounts a six-week tour James made of many provincial towns in France, including Tours, Bourges, Nantes, Toulouse, Arles and several others. The first book publication was in 1884. A second, extensively revised edition was published in 1900.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30225
- Title
- A Little Tour in France
- Author
- James, Henry
- Illustrator
- Pennell, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- France, Literature, Literary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Literary; First Editions;
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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