Tales of Three Cities, Henry James — 1st UK Edition

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Tales of Three Cities, Henry James — 1st UK Edition

Name: Tales of Three Cities, Henry James — 1st UK Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4210-RM-F-VG-3
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Publication: London, Macmillan and Co., 1884.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 309, [3].

Condition Report: Very Good. Secondary brown cloth binding remains firm and intact, showing general shelf-wear typical for its age, including light rubbing to the boards and gentle bumping to the spine ends and corners. The double-rule borders and spine lettering are pleasantly distinct, avoiding heavy fading. Internally, the hinges are solid, and the text block sits squarely in the binding. The pages are largely clean and bright, with only occasional scattered spotting and minor age-toning to the margins. The edges remain in good order, rounding out a highly presentable and structurally sound nineteenth-century volume.

Catalogue Note: First UK edition, published by Macmillan and Co. in 1884, following closely on the heels of the American release. Notably, this copy presents in a secondary binding specifically produced for The Times Book Club, making it a fascinating historical artefact of late nineteenth-century British circulating libraries and publishing distribution.

The book bears the neat, historic ownership signature of "Charles J. Bathurst" to the front free endpaper. While primary bindings of this work typically feature different decorative cloth, this secondary state serves as an excellent reference point for Henry James collectors and bibliophiles interested in Victorian library history and trans-Atlantic print variants.

Tales of Three Cities gathers three captivating novellas by the master of psychological realism, Henry James. Comprising "Lady Barberina," "A New England Winter," and "The Impressions of a Cousin," the collection vividly draws upon James's own cosmopolitan travels. The narratives span the aristocratic drawing-rooms of London, the snowy streets of Boston, and the bustling avenues of New York, exploring the nuanced social codes, trans-Atlantic contrasts, and intimate domestic dramas that came to define James's most enduring fiction.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Henry James

Book Publisher: Macmillan and Co.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Classic Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 309

Book Publication Year: 1884

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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