IMPRESSIONS. With an Introduction by Henry James
Edition: First UK printing
Wesminster (London): Constable, 1898. Green pictorial linen grain cloth stamped in black, page edges rough trimmed. pp (4), 189, [3]. Lovely illustrated title page - poppies, red, Art Nouveau. Decorated initials. Slight wear to ends of lightly darkened spine; small bookplate and 1906 ink gift inscription at front; endpapers are pulpy paper which has caused light offset to first and last leaf; mild foxing early and late; cracked inner hinges neatly repaired with clear archival paper tape; page edges yellowed and slightly foxed; else a VG+ clean and unworn copy of this attractive book. James' Introduction is on pp 1-21, its first and only appearance. This is in the second of the two seconday bindings described by E&L B17a.; Square octavo