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The Siege of London. Madame De Mauves
by James, Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1883. Two novellas. "Madame de Mauves" dates from 1874, while the "Siege of London" was new, published first in a magazine the same year as this edition. The American edition by Osgood paired "London" with a different work. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition. Blue cloth binding; ruled in gilt on the front cover, with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 197 pages. Previous-owner penciled notes (1915) on the FFEP; another penciled note on the paste-down. Very clean and bright; a tiny bit of rub at margins, else a Fine copy. A lovely little book. In an archival plastic protector. . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004392
- Title
- The Siege of London. Madame De Mauves
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Paste-down
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
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