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James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood, and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 347 pages. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Light scuffing and age-darkening throughout boards, black paint (?) stain about 1cm in length on edge of spine. A 1/2 inch by 1/8 inch chip missing from cloth of spine, light wear and some tearing to edges of spine. Binding is tight and secure. Front loose endpaper has been reattached, remains delicate; two inch blue paint mark on verso of endpaper. Tear near hinge of blank page facing the title page; page is brittle. Pages are bright and only lightly toned. A great reading copy of a first editon; emerse yourself in the comedic world of Henry James. Size: Octavo
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton Osgood, 1880.
Price: US$43.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Slight wear and fraying to spine ends and corners. Previous owner's gift inscription. Spine leans a bit.
Seller: Jeffrey Blake, Willow Grove, PA, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence [First edition]. Houghton, Osgood & Co, 1880.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first state green cloth binding with beveled edges and "Houghton, Osgood & Co" listed as publishers. One of 1500 copies (BAL 10549). Bright gilt lettering on spine. Light to moderate foxing throughout, otherwise tight, VERY GOOD (no names, bookplates, remainder marks, or writing of any kind etc.).
Seller: Agathon Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
James, Henry, Jr.. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Co., Boston, MA, 1880.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Rust textured cloth, lettered in gilt, beveled edges (first state binding). Mild shelf wear with minor darkening to portions of cover cloth, toning/darkening to text block edges. Front hinge has been neatly mended, rear hinge fully intact; rear flyleaf has minor top corner chip. 347 pp. Covers have been protected in clear PVC wrap. 1st edition w/ matching dates. BAL 10549, binding 1. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Henry James, Jr.. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 347 pages. Green cloth stamped in gilt at spine. "Houghton, Osgood & Co" to spine. One of 1500 copies published in three variant bindings. Boards worn at extremities with exposure. Slight lean to spine. A bit of exposure at a few gatherings, but overall binding is holding soundly. Pages intermittently spotted and some pencil doodles to rear, but overall pages clean. [BAL 10549; Edel & Laurence A11.b].
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards. Houghton, Osgood and Company, First State binding with Houghton, Osgood & Co. stamped at foot of spine. Edel & Laurence A11b; BAL 10549. Both front and back pastedown endpapers have been vertically slit, front pastedown shows rough tear, recased. Short tears to edges of back free endpaper. Front cover scuffed. Former owner's penciled name on all endpapers. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry.. Confidence.. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 347 pp. 8vo, original rust cloth (Issue 1 of the spine imprint). First American edition. BAL 10549. Old ink signature on flyleaf; another (same surname) on slip mounted to pastedown; very light use to extremities.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Henry James. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Co, 1880.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American edition. Covers edgeworn. Spine cocked. Bookplate inside front cover. Light pencil markings an a few pages.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards. Houghton, Osgood and Company, First State binding with Houghton, Osgood & Co. stamped at foot of spine. Edel & Laurence A11b; BAL 10549. Wear to top and bottom of spine, cloth soiled, corners scuffed. Good only. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards. Houghton, Osgood and Company, First State binding with Houghton, Osgood & Co. stamped at foot of spine. Edel & Laurence A11b; BAL 10549. Wear to top and bottom of spine, cloth soiled, corners scuffed. Good only. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
James Jr., Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$108.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 1500 copies bound in the publisher's original dark green cloth over boards, spine stamped in gilt, cover ruled in blind. Cloth lightly rubbed at the extremities and worn at the head & heel. Ex-library stamped on front pastedown and ffep. BAL 10549
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards. Houghton, Osgood and Company, First State binding with Houghton, Osgood & Co. stamped at foot of spine. Edel & Laurence A11b; BAL 10549. Inner hinges stained with white powder, both pastedowns have two marks from removed label, front endpaper one-third detached. ***With John Quinn's bookplate.***. octavo, red-brown cloth over bevelled boards
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
James, Henry [Seddon family copy]. Confidence. Boston. Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Green cloth with bevel-edged boards and double blindstamped borders. Gold lettering on the spine. Binding good and tight, but the green cloth has flaked in a few places, particularly at the hinges. Corners bumped and ever-so-slightly shelf-cocked. That said, all tight and complete, pages toned from age. Title page and copyright page dated 1880. 347 pages. This is the first state of the first printing, with 'Houghton, Osgood & Co' on the spine. This copy has a bookplate on the front free endpaper with the name, "Thomas Seddon. Sabot Hill, VA. Semtember 22nd, 1883." Gift inscription on the first blank, somewhat hard to make out, 'To E.B. Seddon, with the love of her friend -- [signature unclear] -- Oct 5th, 1880.' E.B. Seddon is Elvia Bruce Seddon. Thomas Seddon was her younger brother. They were the first two children of Tames Alexander Seddon, pre-Civil War Congressman from Virginia and, during the war, Secretary of War for the Confederacy. Sabot Hill was their plantation house north of Richmond. An interesting association (and a funny location for a book so thoroughly Yankee as James'). Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that its an ABE stock photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry.. Confidence.. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 347 pp. 8vo, publisher's rust cloth. First edition. Rear hings split but still sound; slightly shelf-slanted; light use and dust-soiling to cloth. Old ink ownership signature on flyleaf.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In good condition. Boards have typical wear with light scuffing, edge rubbing. Spine extremes moderately rubbed with light fraying and crushing. Gilt finishing remains bright and intact. Ex-Libris sticker on front flyleaf. Female ownership in old hand dated 1880. Interior lightly toned, free of foxing. No markings or underling. Binding remains tight and intact. A solid copy. Please see photos. First American edition, first issue. This light and somewhat awkward comedy centers on artist Bernard Longueville, scientist Gordon Wright, and the sometimes inscrutable heroine, Angela Vivian. The plot rambles through various romantic entanglements before reaching an uncomplicated, but still believable happy ending.
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Henry James Jr.. Confidence. Boston: Houghton, Osgood, and Co. 1880, 1880.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Hard Bound. Good. First American. Fiction. By Owner. James' first novel.
Seller: Open Door Books MABA, Bath, ME, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 347 pp. 8vo, original green cloth. First American edition. BAL 10549. Spine tips worn, but still a nice copy.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition. Octavo. 347pp. Green cloth stamped in gold. Bookplate on front pastedown, front hinge is partially cracked, else a near fine copy. *Edel* A11b, 1500 copies.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Handsome bookplate on front pastedown with a bit of glue staining at one corner of the page, and owner name on the front blank. Binding cocked with modest soil, a toned spine, and a some wear at the corners and spine ends, very good. Edel A11b, one of 1500 copies printed.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton Osgood, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo, green cloth; (re-cased with original spine laid down, albeit showing several tears); corners rubbed. Boston, 1880. First Edition. Preferred binding, with Houghton Osgood on spine. First American Edition. Two bookplates, including that of Louis Auchincloss, who also penciled in his ownership signature in 1946.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
JAMES, HENRY.. Confidence. Boston: Houghton, Osgood, 1880, 1880.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; first issue. Minor cloth spotting and wear; small tear at the bottom of the front free endpaper; a very good copy. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, first issue. 1 vols. 8vo. Edel A11b; BAL 10549 Original dark-green cloth with first state of binding "Houghton, Osgood & Co." stamped at foot of spine. Good copy (slightly rolled, small nick at top of spine, two signatures sprung). Bookplate Mrs. Theodore P. Howell, dated March 9, 1880
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. Confidence. Houghton Osgood, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, green cloth; (re-cased with original spine laid down, albeit showing several tears.) Boston, 1880. First Edition. Preferred binding, with Houghton Osgood on spine. First American Edition. Edel & Laurencd A11b
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
JAMES, HENRY.. Confidence. Boston: Houghton, Osgood, 1880, 1880.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; first issue binding. Spine slightly cocked; near fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry.. Confidence.. New York, Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880., 1880.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American edition, first issue (with Houghton, Osgood on the spine). 8vo. 347 pages. Original gilt stamped dark green cloth, blindstamped covers, dark brown coated endpapers (some rubbing, spine ends fraying). Good. From the library of noted Hollywood "Gone With The Wind" director, George Cukor, with his Paul Landacre bookplate. Edel & Laurence A11b: 1500 copies issued; first issue binding. BAL 10549.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
James, Henry Jr.. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880. A lightly comic romantic novel, first serialized in 1879. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Dark green cloth binding, ruled, and beveled. with gilt titling on the spine. Foot of spine bears "Houghton, Osgood & Co" indicating the First Printing of about 1500 copies. Clean text; 347 pages. Contemporary (1888) signature on the second free endpaper.There is a tiny bookseller label on the rear paste-down. Lightly rubbed at the corners; a bit more so at the head and foot of the spine. Spine slightly darkened, but gilt remains very bright. An attractive, solid copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
James Henry, Jr.. CONFIDENCE. Boston Houghton, Osgood and Company 1880, 1880.
Price: US$302.50 + shipping
Description: First American edition, the first issue with the Houghton Osgood imprint on binding and textual errors as noted in BAL. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth, covers beveled and ruled in blind, spine gilt lettered and ruled, "Houghton, Osgood and Co" imprint in gilt at the foot of the spine. 347pp. A fine and bright copy, the text with no spotting or evidence of much use, the green cloth bright, the gilt with no fading, a very handsome copy, unusually so. THE AMERICAN FIRST ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY 1500 COPIES BELIEVED TO BE PRINTED. UNCOMMON IN SUCH BRIGHT CONDITION.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry.. Confidence.. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$336.88 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue. (binding "a" no priority). 8vo., orig. rust cloth, 347pp. Very faint dampstain on the lower edge of the text block, small chip at the foot of the spine, inner hinge cracked but still a better than very good copy. Edel & Laurence A11.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton Osgood, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$345.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 347 pages. First edition. First issue of 1,500 copies with "Houghton, Osgood" on the bottom of the spine. Near fine book with slight wear to the head of the spine. 19th century bookseller's mark on first free end paper. No dust jacket. A very nice copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Henry James Jr.. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Co., Boston, 1880.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dark green cloth. Beveled boards. Gold lettering to spine. Houghton, Osgood and Co. on the bottom of the spien and on the copyright page. True First. Dated 1880 on both the title page and copyright page. Beautiful copy. Very tight, appears unread. Clean and bright inside and out. Bookplate on inside front cover. Near perfect copy.
Seller: Roadrunner Books, otsego, MI, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, first issue, BAL first binding. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 10549; Edel A.11.b Original brick cloth. Slightly rubbed at extremities. Very good plus First American edition, first issue, BAL first binding.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
James, Henry Jr.. CONFIDENCE. , 1880.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: [a fine copy] Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880. Original green cloth, beveled. First American Edition, which consisted of 1500 copies -- issued two months after the 500-copy English two-decker (which is now quite scarce). And what is interesting is that in the ensuing weeks [following his brother William's marriage], Henry wrote his worst novel. it bears the uncommonly ineffectual title of CONFIDENCE. Its plot is like an old eighteenth century comedy, or a theme for a strange three-figure ballet, in which two young men. become involved with a woman named Angela. First, one of the young men loves Angela; she rejects him and he marries someone else. Then the other young man wants to marry her. She accepts him, and in the climax there is much dashing about and a frantic scene of jealousy in which the first young man offers to divorce his wife if Angela will still have him. [Edel] This copy is in the primary binding (which comes in either green or terra-cotta, without priority), with "Houghton, Osgood & Co." rather than the later "Houghton Mifflin & Co." at the foot of the spine. This is a remarkably fine, bright copy, with just the merest hint of speckling of the green cloth. Although CONFIDENCE has not been as difficult to find as some of the other early James titles, copies like this are becoming rather scarce. Supino 11.4.0; Edel & Laurence A11b. Provenance: the front flyleaf and the title margin bear the penciled signature of the first owner -- J[ohn]. H[enry]. Oglesby [1822-1888], signed in New Orleans on July 4, 1880.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Confidence. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston, 1880.
Price: US$675.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, first issue. 347 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 10549; Edel A.11.b Original green beveled cloth spine lettered in gilt with Houghton, Osgood & Co. at the foot of spine. A fine copy
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.