The Letters of William James Edited by His Son Henry James
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press [1920], 1920. Second edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [7], viii-xxii, [3], 2-348; [5], vi-xii, [5], 2-384 pp. Navy cloth with a paper label printed in navy on each spine; top edges gilt. Price of $7.50 and $10.00 the set on the spine panel of the first volume's jacket, only the $10.00 price remains on the second volume's jacket's spine panel. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece, volume one with a few in-text drawings and a few plates of black and white photographs. Volume two illustrated with four plates, all done in black and white. McDermott 853. With only the date of 1920 on each copyright page, no additional printings indicated but with a leaf titled "Preface to the Second edition" in volume one. Near Fine / Good or better. Item #000017201
Light wear to the boards' edges including a small bump on the front board of volume two; jackets with a few chips and a large split on the rear fold of the jacket of volume one.
Price: $300.00