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JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). The Finer Grain. London: Methuen, 1910.
8o. Original cloth gilt, uncut; quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Hugh Walpole (Brackenburn bookplate, inscription); James Gilvarry (his sale Christie's New York, 7 February 1986, lot 108).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO HUGH WALPOLE, inscribed in the recipient's hand: "From Henry James to ME. November 1910." With a card reading "From the author" in an unknown hand. Walpole first visited James at Lamb House in 1909. Leon Edel notes that "At the end of the decade [1901-1910] he formed a friendship with the young Hugh Walpole, whose work he criticized but for whom he showed a marked affection" (Letters, IV, pp.363-4). Publisher's catalogue at end dated September 1910. Edel & Laurence A68b.
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FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO HUGH WALPOLE, inscribed in the recipient's hand: "From Henry James to ME. November 1910." With a card reading "From the author" in an unknown hand. Walpole first visited James at Lamb House in 1909. Leon Edel notes that "At the end of the decade [1901-1910] he formed a friendship with the young Hugh Walpole, whose work he criticized but for whom he showed a marked affection" (Letters, IV, pp.363-4). Publisher's catalogue at end dated September 1910. Edel & Laurence A68b.
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