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Henry JAMES (1843-1916)
The Wings of the Dove
small print run: one of 3000 sets
$400
Item Details
New York, Scribner's Sons, 1902, original cloth
1st US edition, excellent
Henry JAMES (1843-1916). The Wings of the Dove. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. 2 volumes, octavo. Pp. [i-iv; 1-]3-329[-330 blank]; [i-iv; 1-]3-439[-440 blank]. Publisher's original primary binding: smooth fine-weave biscuit-brown cloth, with lettering, small stylized flame/feather, and ‘Scribners’ in gilt on spines, top edges gilt, fore- and bottom edges uncut (as issued), contemporary (probably original) glassine wrappers to both volumes. (Slight fading and very light soiling to cloth covers, some damage to wrappers, worse to vol.I). Provenance: Anna French (inscription in each volume, date ‘August 1903’).
First American edition, first printing (only 3,000 sets printed) with 1902 on title pages of both volumes, and "Published August 1902" on copyright pages with no later printings stated: this copy with glassine wrappers. Excellent set of one of Henry James' more enduring classics: “the 26th best English-language novel of the 20th century.” (The Modern Library),
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Shadowrock Rare Books (https://shadowrockrarebooks.com/): a relatively new multi-faceted book business by a relatively old bookman. Starting in the 1970s, Adam Langlands has worked for most of the great auction houses, and been associated with a number of the greatest dealers. He has examined, researched and catalogued a huge range of books representing many subjects, languages, techniques, dates and price-points: from 'Sky-Hi A trip into space with Terry' (1952, kid's transformational book) to the Fox/Bute copy of Audubon's 'Double-Elephant Folio' (sold at auction for $8,802,500). Inspired by their recent move to a home which previously belonged to both George Simenon (of Maigret fame) and Seymour Hacker (founder of Hacker Art Books), Adam and Susu Langlands have decided to continue the literary connection and set up Shadowrock Rare Books. Today's global online marketplace means that there is a danger that the call of the unique will get drowned out by the cries of the banal: it is the mission of Shadowrock Rare Books to rescue and highlight these gems. Joining Getman’s Virtual Book & Paper Fairs was an obvious next step for us – we have cheered him on from the sidelines from the beginning!