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Lot 149
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). The Portrait of a Lady. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882.
8vo. Original decorated brown cloth (some spotting on lower cover, small stain on top fore-edge of upper cover).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with the full stop on the copyright. The Portrait of a Lady, first published serially in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-1881, received immediate critical acclaim including being adapted several times for stage and film. Edel and Laurence A16b.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie