Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Henry James. The Soft Side. Methuen & co., 1900.
Price: US$8.09 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1900. 391 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Noticeable damage to foot of spine. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
James, Henry. The Soft Side. Methuen & Company, London, 1900.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is somewhat cocked. Covers have surface bubbling to the edges. Part of the surface cloth is peeling loose on the inside of the rear cover. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Bookplate on front endpaper, very small withdrawn stamp. ; Bal 10640 (no catalogue).
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
James, Henry. The Soft Side. Methuen, London, 1900.
Price: US$15.34 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 391 pp plus 47 pp advertisments dated November 1900. Paste action on eps, spine bumped, minor edgewear & soiling. Owner's inscr. in pencil on blank prelim.
Seller: The Devonport Vintage Bookshop, Auckland, NZ, New Zealand
JAMES, Henry. The Soft Side. Methuen & Co, London, 1900.
Price: US$20.61 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1900 first edition. The later binding of cloth boards and leather spine, with gilt title, is good and firm, with light wear to the outer corners. 391-page text near good and tight, with light foxing/age-browning and dustiness to some pages and a few stamps of "Working Men's Club & Institute Union Clerkenwell". The half-title page is neatly fixed to the front inner board. Weight 423g. See photographs attached. (BMGAS)
Seller: Brian P. Martin Antiquarian and Collectors' Books, Midhurst, SUSSE, United Kingdom
James, Henry. The Soft Side. Methuen, London, 1900.
Price: US$25.77 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red cloth, titled gilt. Contents clean & VG but binding Poor. Spine chipped, front board a little wrinkled. Wear to corners. Rebinding perhaps? No dustwrapper as issued
Seller: Black Cat Bookshop P.B.F.A, Leicester, United Kingdom
James, Henry. Soft Side. Methuen, London, 1900.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 391, [47] pp. Cloth, gilt lettering, head and tail of spine worn, else good copy. (78301).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. SOFT SIDE. , 1900.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: JAMES, Henry. THE SOFT SIDE. London: Methuen & Co., 1900. First edition. 8vo., red cloth, lettered in gilt. Slight soiling to cloth; wear to spine; hinges starting. Foxing to endpapers. A very good copy. (Edel A54).
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. The soft side.. Methuen., London, 1900.
Price: US$51.66 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 1900. Publisher's catalogue for October 1900 at rear. Owner's name on front free end paper; binding tight; spine darkened & stained, with wear to cloth at head & foot. Used - Good. Good hardback in red cloth
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
James, Henry. The soft side. Methuen & Co, London, 1900.
Price: US$60.77 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 391 pag - publishers catalogue at rear - missing the first free end paper !!!!! Size: 3e1
Seller: Von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & Sons, Breda, Netherlands
James, Henry (1843-1916). The soft side / by Henry James. London : Methuen, 1900.
Price: US$71.82 + shipping
Description: Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Provenance: bookplate of Fred Devine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and worn as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 391 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; First edition, referenced by Leon Edel and Dan H. Laurence A54a. Contents; The great good place -- "Europe" -- Paste -- The real right thing -- The great condition -- The tree of knowledge -- The abasement of the Northmores -- The given case -- John Delavoy -- The third person -- Maud-Evelyn -- Miss Gunton of Poughkeepsie. Subjects; 1800-1899. Short stories, American. American fiction 19th century. Nouvelles américaines. Roman américain 19e siècle. American fiction. General Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
James, Henry 1843-1916. The soft side / by Henry James. London : Methuen, 1900.
Price: US$138.11 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in contemporary, gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges slightly dulled and worn. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 391 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; First edition, referenced by Edel & Laurence A54a. Contents; The great good place -- "Europe" -- Paste -- The real right thing -- The great condition -- The tree of knowledge -- The abasement of the Northmores -- The given case -- John Delavoy -- The third person -- Maud-Evelyn -- Miss Gunton of Poughkeepsie. Subjects; 1800-1899. Short stories, American. American fiction 19th century. Nouvelles américaines. Roman américain 19e siècle. American fiction. General Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
James, Henry. The Soft Side. Methuen & Co, London, 1900.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very nice copy of a collection of short stories featuring the classic "The Great Good Place"; red cloth with bright gilt; cover attractive; spine slightly darkened; first English edition with earliest catalog dated August 1900; only 3,000 copies of all the first edition variants; rear gutter starting to separate; small remainer price stamp on inside of ffep Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Henry James. The Soft Side. Methuen & Co, London, 1900.
Price: US$262.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First U.K. edition (simultaneous with the U.S. edition), later printing within the first 3000 (Oct 1900 Advertisement). Early collection of novellas from Henry James (see pictures for list of titles). Original red cloth over boards with gilded lettering and frames on front and spine Including "A Catalogue of Books and Annuncements of Methuen and Company Publishers," from October 1900 (47 pages). Corners just scuffed and small bump to head and tail of spine, otherwise fine. Rough cut lower edge. The interior is clean and clear. History of ownership: bookplate from John Quinn, and early 20th century book collector from Ohio. Additionally, 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:(8) 392 (47) Dimensions:7¾ x 5½ x 1â .
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.