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The Sense of the Past

The Sense of the Past

The Sense of the Past
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The Sense of the Past

by James, Henry

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About This Item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped ($1.50 net on the spine), generally toned, rubbed and with some chips and tears at the top edge, some orange stains on the front panel. Grey cloth on the boards with gilt lettering and rules on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, gilt top edge, toned at the endpapers, clean otherwise. The first US edition of James's novel about an outcry over selling great British works out of the country, issued simultaneously with the first English edition. One of James's two unfinished novels at the time of his death, here complete in the scarce jacket. This copy comes from the personal collection of Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Maurice Sendak.

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Bookseller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
8046
Title
The Sense of the Past
Author
James, Henry
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1917
Keywords
American Literature, Modern Literature, 20th Century Literature, Social Class, British Literature, English Literature

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