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Henry James. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: cover sunned, tips and corners worn, rear hinges starting, previous owners name and date to front free endpaper with small hole due to erasure, poem inked to first blank page and rear endpapers. Later printing of January, 1928 by the Harper's code letters. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.
Seller: The Book Shed, Benson, VT, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers - New York, 1903.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Maroon cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. Book is tight, square, relatively sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out other than slightly faded spine and general but quite minor soiling to boards. Stated as November, 1903 printing so First Edition, 2nd or 3rd printing.
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry.. The Ambassadors. A novel.. New York, Harper & Bros, 1903, first US edition:, 1903.
Price: US$100.38 + shipping
Description: pp430. 8vo, original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Scattered foxing, else very good. Edel & Laurence A58b.
Seller: Louella Kerr Books, Petersham, NSW, Australia
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, rebound in navy blue buckram with paper label taped to spine. Binding is tight, solid. Text block Good-. TM
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
James, Henry. Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition. Clean text few margin marking, breaks in the spine, rough cut edges. EXLIBRARY. Previous ownership marks on the FEP. There is some corner bumping and wear, edge wear as well. The spine and edges of covers have some darkening due to age. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
James Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers Publishers, N.Y, 1903.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 431 pages. Red cloth binding. Gilded lettering on spine. Side edges untrimmed. (VERY RARE) Top and bottom edges of spine are lightly creased. Writing on first 2 blank pages. All around a great interesting book in good condition. Pictures upon request. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
James Henry. THE AMBASSADORS. New York Harper and Brothers 1903, 1903.
Price: US$434.50 + shipping
Description: Early Edition. 8vo, dark-red cloth with gilt on spine. 432 A nice clean copy, the binding a bit loose but still holding, spine lightly worn. A semi-comedic account of American vs. Parisian views and lifestyles. A novel that shows the authors genius for formal structure as well as his discernment of the values of Old World culture.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper And Brothers Publishers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$517.00 + shipping
Description: VG/VG+, minor fading to book covers extremities, spine. Very slight wear head of spine, light dampstain to foot of spine and inside front/back eps. Clean text. Previous owner sticker front pastedown and name ffep. Small writing rear pastedown top. Offsetting to rear eps. The DJ has minor edgewear head of spine, corners, extremities. Matching light dampstain on foot of spine, small streak front cover, small spot rear panel. Overall a very tight solid sound copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo, original light blue cloth, gilt spine, teg, DJ, 432pp. (uncut fore-edge, bottom) . One of 4000 copies.
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper, New York, 1903.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Near fine book, unmarked, in very good original cloth dust jacket.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Henry James. The Ambassadors. Harper's, New York, 1903.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First US printing. Hardcover, bound in boards with cloth dust jacket. Light edge-wear with some fading to the bottom of the spine, a few minor spots on the jacket.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, 1903.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, light blue cloth. Spine and edges of covers slightly yellowed, text moderately age-toned. In In the original dark blue fabric dust jacket, which is frayed at corners and extremities of spine. The name Walter Lord is written in pencil on the front free endpaper with the date 1902. An eminently collectible copy of one of James's masterpieces.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
James, Henry. THE AMBASSADORS: A Novel. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1903.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 431 pages. Octavo. In the scarce dust jacket. Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century. The book is in very good condition: clean, bright, and tight; very shallow chipping at head of spine; 3/4" closed tear at top of front gutter; 1/3" closed tear at foot of front gutter. The uncommon cloth covered dust jacket is in very good condition: clean, bright, and attractive; minor wear at spine extremities. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Tennyson Williams Books and Fine Art, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
The Ambassadors. James, Henry. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, light blue cloth-like boards, top edges gilt. The boards are a little sunned on the spine and around the edges, but this is still a lovely tight fresh copy. In stiff blue cloth dust-wrapper, which is faded on spine, frayed at head and tail of spine and at corners. On the front free endpaper is the penciled signature "Walter Lord 1902." This is not, of course, the popular historian, but may have been his father, a Baltimore lawyer.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
James, Henry. THE AMBASSADORS: A Novel. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition of the novel James considered to be his best. Differs somewhat from the UK edition. Very good to near fine with corners lightly bumped, board visible at upper front corner (just a tiny spot), and first and last few leaves faintly foxed; in very good to near fine blue cloth-over-paper dust jacket with minor soiling to rear panel and just a touch of light edge rubbing. Still, quite attractive.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harpers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A particularly beautiful copy, the first American edition, published by Harpers in 1903. Two small perforations to the endpaper ( reminiscent of a staple removed ) But for the tiny perforations the book is without flaw. The robust blue dust jacket is very nearly fine with just the lightest trace of wear to the edges. Top edge gilt. James' last great novel, and one of the most significant works to emerge at the century's turn.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
James, Henry. THE AMBASSADORS. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, [i-ii], [1]-[432] pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus linen dust jacket. Blue spine with gilt lettering. Head edge of text block gilt. Dust jacket has slight fraying and tearing to spine edges. Slight sunning to spine, and mild edge wear and shelf wear. Boards have minor bumping to corners and light discoloration. Text block has light age toning. BAL 10656. Shelved in Case 2. 1372530. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Henry James. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$1050.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition with "Published November 1903" on copyright. No jacket. Dark blue cloth over boards with gilded letters and lines on the spine. Gilded top edge and deckled long and lower edges. Front lower right corner just bumped, others fine. Some light scuffing to corners and at head/tail of spine. Shallow closed tear on title page, otherwise the interior is fine with a very strong spine. Considered by Henry James to be his best work, The Ambassadors has a complex publishing history. First sereialized in the North American Review (Jan-Dec 1903), James had inteded it to be simultaneously bound in London (Methuen) and New York (Harpers). However, with limited copies and an incomplete copy from the NAR, the London edition completed early, but mis-ordered certain chapters. This was corrected in the New York edition, which was heavily reviewed by James. However, it was later argued that the Metheun edition had the better order of storytelling and subsequent editions in the later 20th century again changed the order of some chapters. Here is the edition, as originaly intended and reviewed by Henry James. From the private library of Maurice Sendak with laid in paper documenting its sale. Maurice Sendak was a celebrated children's author and illustrator known for multiple works including, "Where the Wild Things Are." Pages:(2) 432 Dimensions:8½ x 5¾ x 1½ .
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Henry James. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, 1903.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Ambassadors by Henry James This is a *RARE* TRUE 1903 first American edition/first printing and first state by Harper & Brothers. This is not a reprint or ex-library copy. It has all first edition/printing/state points. One of ONLY 4,000 first printings. Of those, very few are in high-grade condition. True 1st printing as indicated by 1. Published, November 1903 on copyright page 2. Original light blue boards with gilt lettering. 3. Title page date 1903 matches copyright page date. 4. Deckled fore-edge and bottom edge, gilt top edge. (Early printings or states had different color boards and/or unmatched title date and copyright publication date) The book is in NEAR FINE ANTIQUARIAN condition - strongly bound with firm hinges and joints. Boards are colorful and sun-toned along the edges and spine. One corner is bumped and crown of spine and board edges lightly rubbed. Exceptionally clean interior has no writing, stamps or ex libris marks. All pages intact, firmly bound and in excellent condition. Some light age-toning to outside edge of pages, a spot of soiling/light smudge on occasion. One small thin tear on bottom of title page. A VERY GOOD+ copy or NEAR FINE to FINE by antiquarian standards, given a 120-year-old book! Please see pictures as they are an important part of the description. Overall, a *RARE* TRUE first edition/first printing in beautiful collectible condition. Book will be insured and shipped priority mail for your protection. I have bought and sold books and art on eBay for over a decade and have a 100% satisfaction rating. I am now selling on ABE Books. I m a collector first and know what it's like to receive items not matching the seller s descriptions or that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. That is why I offer a 100% satisfaction, money back guarantee, and go to great lengths to accurately describe my rare, signed and collectible books and post pictures of the "actual book." I carefully package and ship your newly acquired treasure(s) and ship within 1 business day of receiving your order.
Seller: Ironwolf Books, Litchfield Park, AZ, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors.. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition of this dark comedy, which Henry James considered his finest work. Octavo, original cloth, gilt topstain. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning to the spine. Henry James got the central idea for The Ambassadors from an anecdote about his friend and fellow-novelist William Dean Howells, who, whilst visiting his son in Paris, was so impressed with the amenities of European culture that he wondered aloud if life hadn't passed him by. From that intriguing suggestion grew Strether's long speech to Little Bilham about living "all you can". The theme of liberation from a cramped, almost starved, emotional life into a more generous and gracious existence plays throughout The Ambassadors, yet it is noteworthy that James does not naà vely portray Paris as a faultless paradise for culturally stunted Americans. Strether learns about the reverse side of the European coin when he sees how desperately Marie fears losing Chad, after all she has done for him. As one critic proposed, Strether does not shed his American straitjacket only to be fitted with a more elegant European model, but instead learns to evaluate every situation on its merits, without prejudices. The final lesson of Strether's European experience is to distrust preconceived notions and perceptions from anyone, anywhere, but to rely upon his own observation and judgment. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$1625.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 432 pages. First American edition, first printing. His last great novel and named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Fine book with just a touch of shelf wear to the bottom edge in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors.. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition of this dark comedy, which Henry James considered his finest work. Octavo, original cloth, gilt topstain. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. An exceptional example. Henry James got the central idea for The Ambassadors from an anecdote about his friend and fellow-novelist William Dean Howells, who, whilst visiting his son in Paris, was so impressed with the amenities of European culture that he wondered aloud if life hadn't passed him by. From that intriguing suggestion grew Strether's long speech to Little Bilham about living "all you can". The theme of liberation from a cramped, almost starved, emotional life into a more generous and gracious existence plays throughout The Ambassadors, yet it is noteworthy that James does not naà vely portray Paris as a faultless paradise for culturally stunted Americans. Strether learns about the reverse side of the European coin when he sees how desperately Marie fears losing Chad, after all she has done for him. As one critic proposed, Strether does not shed his American straitjacket only to be fitted with a more elegant European model, but instead learns to evaluate every situation on its merits, without prejudices. The final lesson of Strether's European experience is to distrust preconceived notions and perceptions from anyone, anywhere, but to rely upon his own observation and judgment. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy with the original dustjacket. The book is in excellent condition and is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL blue cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.