Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Leather Bound Collector’s Edition of Daisy Miller by Henry James. Easton Press, 1982. Newer printing b
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards with strong gilt accents, lightly faded gilt page blocks, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, no edge wear and strong corners. Silk moire paste downs are clean with no bookplate, but there is a ghost of an erased price on the half-title page. Ribbon appears to have been moved. No marks or inscriptions inside. Pages clean and bright.
No dust jacket, as issued.
Daisy Miller is a fascinating portrait of a young woman from Schenectady, New York, who, traveling in Europe, runs afoul of the socially pretentious American expatriate community in Rome. First published in 1878, the novella brought American novelist Henry James (1843–1916), then living in London, his first international success. Like many of James’ early works, it portrays a venturesome American girl in the treacherous waters of European society.
Smaller volume ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
