The Ivory Tower / By Henry James James, Henry (1843-1916)

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; vi pages, 1 leaf, 347, [1] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : frontispiece (portrait) ; 20 cm. Notes; First edition, referenced by Leon Edel and Dan H. Laurence A77a. "One of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death . designed to consist of ten books. Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration . The pages of preliminary notes [pages [261]-[348]] also here printed in full, were not of course intended for publication." -- Preface (signed: Percy Lubbock). Includes James' Notes for The ivory tower. Subjects; Inheritance and succession ; Fiction. Capitalists and financiers ; Fiction. Young adults ; Fiction. Rich people ; Fiction. Successions et héritages ; Romans, nouvelles, etc. Jeunes adultes ; Romans, nouvelles, etc. Riches ; Romans, nouvelles, etc. American literature 20th century. Newport (R.I.) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.