- 141
James, Henry
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- James, Henry
- The Better Sort. Methuen & Co., 1903
- paper
8vo, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO MADAME PAUL BOURGET ON FRONT ENDPAPER ("To Mme. Paul Bourget | her faithful friend | Henry James | March 20th 1903"), advertisements at the end, original red vertically-ribbed cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and ruled in gilt, minor foxing to fore-edge and slight offsetting to endpapers OTHERWISE EXCEPTIONALLY FINE
Provenance
Madame Paul Bourget, presentation inscription
Literature
Edel & Laurence A57a
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A FINE PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED IN THE MONTH AFTER PUBLICATION. For the author's friendship with the French novelist and critic Paul Bourget (1852--1935) and his wife see note to lot 120 (see also lots 128, 131, 133 and 139).