The Wings of the Dove (Modern Library #244.1) by JAMES, Henry - [c.1961]

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1961]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of the 1902 novel by Henry James. The story is centered around a wealthy young American heiress who takes ill, and those who purport to help her, some genuinely; some not. With a preface by the author. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 405 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1961 (though 1937 date appears in book). ML #244.1. --- An exceptionally well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound, and bright, though with dulling to cover gilding. Unclipped dust jacket with inked flap price, 3" tear to back panel and mildly toned spine, else bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xxx, 439 pages .