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Henry James. The Lesson of The Master. , 1892.
Price: US$3.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: MacMillan and Co. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 302, [12] pp. Cloth binding, gilt letterinbg, cover design, no jacket, gift inscription, else good copy. (94879g).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Description: Blue boards stamped and decorated in gilt, black, and maroon. 8vo, 302pp. rubbed top and base of spine and covers darkened by dust.
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Lesson of the Master. Macmillan & Company, New York and London, 1892.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: A Good+ copy a bit soiled. Back hinge starting. Previous owner's bookplate. Also contains The Marriages, the Pupil, Brooksmith, The Solution and Sir Edmund Orme. Reprinted October 1892.
Seller: Alphaville Books, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
JAMES, HENRY.. The Lesson of the Master. New York: Macmillan, 1892, 1892.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Publisher's cloth; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First English Edition, from American sheets. 302pp., blue diaper cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Covers a little marked and rubbed, mild slant to spine, but a very good copy with the publisher's blind presentation stamp on title.
Seller: Charles Cox Rare Books , Bude, United Kingdom
James, Henry.. The Lesson of the Master.. New York: Macmillan, and London, 1892, 1892.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: New York: Macmillan, and London, 1892. First edition, American issue. Original blue cloth, gilt, decorated in red and black. There were 2900 copies divided between the American and English issues. Slightly cocked, spine darkened, small abrasion on the front. Bookplate of the Bryn Mawr Library with their withdrawn stamp, another inoffensive marking on the title page. A Very Good copy.
Seller: Up-Country Letters, Gardnerville, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., 302pp plus 12pp ads in rear. Attractive First American Edition published simultaneously with the British Edition. Bound in publisher's gray-blue cloth with titles in black on front board and in gilt on spine. Publisher's repeating device in red on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with minimal page edge toning. Some light scattered foxing on end-papers. Mild wear to spine ends and tips. Spine panel age toned with titling faded. A solid collectable copy at a great price. (BAL #10596; Wright, #2921).
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. The Lesson of the Master. Macmillan and Co, London and New York, 1892.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Description: Internally in fine condition, quite a number of the pages are uncut, a few have been cut a little roughly.Binding firm.Cover bright with very slight markings,slight wear to extremities of spine and corners.Gilt decoration quite bright. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United Kingdom
Winter, William. Old Shrines and Ivy. MacMillan, New York, 1892.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Some slight scuffs on covers and spine. ; Rebound (by A. D. F. RaIndolph? ) In three/quarter tan leather boards. Four raised bands with gilt lettering and borders on spine. Marbled endpapers to match covers. Publisher's advertisement laid in of dollar novels including, The Lesson of the Master, and other Stories, by Henry James. Limited edition of 250 copies. An excellent copy for a gift or for the bookshelf. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 296 pages
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 302 pages, blue cloth with navy, red and gilt stamping, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4". Very good, a little soiled, name on flyleaf. First edition, BAL 10596.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. v, [1], 302, [12] pages. Half-title: The Lesson of the Master: And Other Stories. BAL #10596 (probably issued simultaneously with the UK edition; no priority stated); 12 pages of publisher's advertisements at rear (not dated). Slight wear to head and foot of spine and lower corners (rubbing); slight stains and rubbing to covers; previous owner's printed bookplate on front attached endpaper; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Lesson of the Master.. Macmillan & Co, New York and London, 1892.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this novella, which tells the story of a young writer, Paul Overt, who meets Henry St. George, a famous novelist Overt admires. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition, contemporary name to the title page. A very sharp example with the spine gilt fresh. Exemplifying Henry James's famous belief that "Art makes life," The Lesson of the Master is a piercing study of the life that art makes. When the tale's protagonistâ"a gifted young writerâ"meets and befriends a famous author he has long idolized, he is both repelled by and attracted to the artist's great secret: the emotional costs of a life dedicated to art.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry.. Lesson Of The Master,et al.. Macmillan and Co., New York, 1892.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 302 pp. 8vo. Publisher's decorated light blue cloth. First edition; there were only 2900 copies divided between the British and colonial edition. A nice tight copy; spine a little faded, but quite attractive.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.45 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Pp 302. 4 page publisher's list dated 2/92 and a 44 page list dated 12/91. Original cloth, gilt. Partial crack developing in front inner hinge. Light rubbing and marking to extremities. Slight lean to spine. A very nice copy in collectible condition.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom