Daisy Miller
by James, Henry
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1879. First Edition. Near Fine. First British edition. Two volumes, finely bound in blue leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Spines sunned, slight lean to Volume I. Contents toned, sporadically foxed, lightly stained and corner-creased. The two first impressions are indistinguishable, lacking any imprint to distinguish them apart. The first was published February 15, 1879, and the second followed in March of that year. Each consisted of a print run of 250 copies. On some copies, as found here, page 144 in Volume II is misnumbered as page 145. If this is the only difference between the two impressions, it is likely to assume that those with the pagination error would have come earlier. One of Hardy's scarcest novels, it was an immediate success. Edel & Laurence A8b.
Synopsis
Daisy Miller, an 1878 novella by Henry James, portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a more sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates they meet in Switzerland and Italy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939940
- Title
- Daisy Miller
- Author
- James, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...