New York & London: MacMillan. Good. 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Condition is good minus. Circulation sign up sheet for the Ingleside Book Club pasted to the front free endpaper. Their ink stamp on title page. Rear inner hinge is badly cracked with just a strip of fabric remaining. Front inner hinge is cracked. Book is cocked. Spine has slight wear to the ends and is darkened. Separate private owner information written on front endpaper. ; First edition, issue 2. BAL 10600. .

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Bookseller: Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 332921
Title: The Real Thing And Other Tales
Author: James, Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: MacMillan
Place of Publication: New York & London
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories

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