JAMES, Henry

Within the Rim

London: W. Collins Sons & Co., [1919]. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (20.5cm). Bound in blue publisher's cloth, titled in gold on front and spine; in original blue paper dustjacket, unclipped, price 6/- on spine; plain endpapers; [1-10] 11-[119], [1]pp; publisher's ads on rear cover of jacket. A bright, square copy, bumped at head and tail, else Near Fine. In the original dustjacket, measuring 0.5cm shorter than the book, with modest wear to extremities, sunned at spine with old dampstaining to base, minor chips at head and tail, two-inch tear at lower front flap fold: Very Good.

A posthumous collection of the essays James wrote during World War I, uncommon in the dust jacket. James was an active supporter of the war effort, and an honorary president of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance Corps (ODNB). BAL 10702. EDEL & LAURENCE A81.

Price: $400.00

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