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ENGLISH HOURS
by JAMES, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin And Company, 1905. First Edition, later printing without the date on the title page. A collection of periodical pieces written over a span of 30 years about his travels and favorite sites. Small 8vo., pictorial dark-green cloth, stamped in gilt & white on front cover & spine, top edge gilt; 336 pages. With Illustrations By Joseph Pennell. Very Good (covers unrubbed, nice & bright; contents clean & tight. Interesting presentation (as a wedding gift) on the front endpaper.
Synopsis
English Hours is a book of travel writing by Henry James published in 1905. The book collected various essays James had written on England over a period of more than thirty years, beginning in the 1870s. The essays had originally appeared in such periodicals as The Nation, The Century Magazine, Scribner's Magazine, The Galaxy and Lippincott's Magazine. James wrote a new introduction for the book and extensively revised many of the essays to create a more coherent whole.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56485
- Title
- ENGLISH HOURS
- Author
- JAMES, Henry
- Illustrator
- With Illustrations By Joseph Pennell
- Format/Binding
- Small 8vo., pictorial dark-green cloth, stamped in gilt & white on front cover & spine, top edge gilt; 336 pages
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, later printing without the date on the title page
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin And Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1905
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
Biblio member since 2007
Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
On-line dealer of rare & out-of-print books, specializing in autographs, signed copies & association copies.
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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