Henry James. The Untried Years. 5 Vols
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- SIGNED Hardcover
- Philadelphia, New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1953
Philadelphia, New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1953. Book Club Edition, Vol. 1, Third edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. Original brown cloth with silver lettering and blind-stamped publisher's device on cover, gilt and silver lettering on black label of spine, in original dustjacket with brown, green and white lettering on spine. Peach endpapers, vol. 1, olive vols. 2-5. Frontispiece portrait. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of photographs, drawings and artwork.
"The James family will never loose its unique fascination. Much has been written about them; but in the case of Henry James, it has remained for Leon Edel to project the biography that will, for this generation at least, be definitive. A few years ago Edmund Wilson wrote that Mr. Edel "is probably now the foremost authority on Henry James." This authority is the result of a close study continuing over more than twenty years." (Edel). Top edge of front flap of first dustjacket clipped, price printed to bottom edge of front flap. Light wear along edges of dustjackets. Small dealer sticker at top of front free endpaper.
"The James family will never loose its unique fascination. Much has been written about them; but in the case of Henry James, it has remained for Leon Edel to project the biography that will, for this generation at least, be definitive. A few years ago Edmund Wilson wrote that Mr. Edel "is probably now the foremost authority on Henry James." This authority is the result of a close study continuing over more than twenty years." (Edel). Top edge of front flap of first dustjacket clipped, price printed to bottom edge of front flap. Light wear along edges of dustjackets. Small dealer sticker at top of front free endpaper.