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A Little Tour in France
by James, Henry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1555841295
- ISBN 13
- 9781555841294
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1987, 1st U.S. Printing., 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Pennell, Joseph. Oblong octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine pictorial dj. Lavishly illustrated w/ b&w and color drawings and reproduced paintings. A beautiful reprint of an 1884 travel book, with emphasis on architectural details, includes all the Pennell watercolors, 16 color maps and the line drawings of James' contempoary Dechemant. 256 pp. High quality paper. Decorated endpps. Giftable.
Synopsis
A Little Tour in France is a book of travel writing by Henry James. Originally published under the title En Province in 1883–1884 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, the book recounts a six-week tour James made of many provincial towns in France, including Tours, Bourges, Nantes, Toulouse, Arles and several others. The first book publication was in 1884. A second, extensively revised edition was published in 1900.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21510
- Title
- A Little Tour in France
- Author
- James, Henry
- Illustrator
- Pennell, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1555841295
- ISBN 13
- 9781555841294
- Publisher
- New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1987, 1st U.S. Printing.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...