Author: William James; Henry James [ed.]
Title: The Letters of William James
Description: Boston, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition, first impression of the letters of William James, edited by his son Henry James, complete in two smart volumes with the vanishingly scarce dust wrappers. The first trade edition of this work, complete in two volumes with the vanishingly scarce, unclipped dust wrappers. An autobiography of William James composed by a series of letters which cover the writer's life from his boyhood to the end, telling of the life of a man who is considered to be one of America's representative thinkers, psychologist, and philosopher. An intimate account of all phases of the writers' life, including years of studies, invalidism in Cambridge, first years of training, marriage and more in a series of letters corresponded with family and friends. Edited by his son, Henry James, the third to bear the name of marked significance in American thought and letters, considered to be one of the greatest writers in the English language.With eleven full page plates and other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding, gilt to the top edge. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dust wrapper is smart, unclipped, with only a minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, with a touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Most leaves remain unopened. Illustrated with eleven full page plates and other illustrations in text. Collated, complete.  Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good.

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