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The Spoils of Poynton. The Spoils of Poynton.

JAMES, Henry. The Spoils of Poynton. FIRST EDITION, Colonial issue. William Heinemann. 1897
Title in black only, final ad. leaf. Orig. blue cloth, embossed with tulip design (Edel & Laurence binding style iii); sl. marked.

¶See Edel & Laurence, p.102 (iii). One of the 300 copies of the colonial issue that were transferred to the domestic market. Serialised in The Atlantic as The Old Things, this is James's 'most sardonic tale of English culture' (Kaplan, Henry James, p414), telling the story of a conflict between mother, son, and daughter-in-law over a house full of treasured furniture. Edel & Laurence A48a (style iii).
Stock #67973
£110


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