Here is an immensely engaging introduction to one of the great novelists of our own or any country, the first volume in the Library of America edition of Henry James's complete works. James's first novel, Watch and Ward (1871), written when he was only 28, is a Pygmalion -type story in which a proper Bostonian gentleman grows to love and eventually marry the much younger woman whose guardian he is. Roderick Hudson (1875) is a novel about a headstrong and proud young American sculptor of generous native talent who ...
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Here is an immensely engaging introduction to one of the great novelists of our own or any country, the first volume in the Library of America edition of Henry James's complete works. James's first novel, Watch and Ward (1871), written when he was only 28, is a Pygmalion -type story in which a proper Bostonian gentleman grows to love and eventually marry the much younger woman whose guardian he is. Roderick Hudson (1875) is a novel about a headstrong and proud young American sculptor of generous native talent who loses his way among the entanglements and temptations of Italy. The American (1877) was written in Paris and is filled with scenes of Parisian life, the expatriate culture of American tourists, and the closed and protective world behind the barriers of old families and traditions. In The Europeans (1878) a pristine, conservative, 1830s New England village is invaded by two visiting cousins, brother and sister, from the European branch of one of the town's leading families. Confidence (1880), a little-known and charming novel of American expatriates traveling through the great cities and watering-places of Europe, is a light drawing-room comedy about the romantic entanglements among two old friends and the two very different women they encounter. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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Ex-library book. Mylar cover. Due date pocket included. \r\n\r\nSigns of wear/scuffs/stamps on front/back cover, stitching near spine, edges, a few pages, & lower/upper bind but book is in good condition. Text is mostly clean & readable.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 0940450135.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good in Very Good slip case jacket. Library of America edition. First printing. Very Good condition slipcase (some shelf wear). Very good copy. NOT ex-library. Clean text, tight binding. Some lminor pink staining on the top corner of page block. Ships same or next business day from The Bookhouse in Dinkytown, MN.
