Author: Henry James
Title: The Wings of the Dove
Description: Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co. 1902. First edition. Cloth. The UK first edition of Henry James' most critically lauded work. A rebound copy of the UK first edition of this Henry James novel. This edition was released nine days after the work was first published in America.This 1902 novel tells the tale of Milly Theale, an American heiress with a serious illness, and her effect on those around her. Some of her acquaintances have honourable intentions, and others plot to seize control of her wealth. Milly is based upon James' own cousin, Minny Temple, who died of tuberculosis. In his autobiography, James explains this work was created to surround her memory with the 'beauty and dignity of art&apos.This is perhaps James' most positively critically reviewed work, and The Modern Library ranked it 26th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Rebound in cloth, without the publisher's catalogue to the rear. Some marks to boards, with discolouration to spine. Small patches of fraying to front and rear joints at head of spine. Shelf wear to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Some spotting to the first few pages, otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: The Turn of the Screw The Ambassadors Portrait of a Lady Literary Realism The Ambassadors None
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Title: The Wings of the Dove
Description: Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co. 1902. First edition. Cloth. The UK first edition of Henry James' most critically lauded work. A rebound copy of the UK first edition of this Henry James novel. This edition was released nine days after the work was first published in America.This 1902 novel tells the tale of Milly Theale, an American heiress with a serious illness, and her effect on those around her. Some of her acquaintances have honourable intentions, and others plot to seize control of her wealth. Milly is based upon James' own cousin, Minny Temple, who died of tuberculosis. In his autobiography, James explains this work was created to surround her memory with the 'beauty and dignity of art&apos.This is perhaps James' most positively critically reviewed work, and The Modern Library ranked it 26th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Rebound in cloth, without the publisher's catalogue to the rear. Some marks to boards, with discolouration to spine. Small patches of fraying to front and rear joints at head of spine. Shelf wear to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Some spotting to the first few pages, otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: The Turn of the Screw The Ambassadors Portrait of a Lady Literary Realism The Ambassadors None
Price: GBP 120.00 = appr. US$ 171.36 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 778F19
- Book number: 778F19
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction