JAMES, HENRY — The Ambassadors (Everyman's Library #987)

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1962. Hardcover. A 1962 reprint edition of the 1948 issuance. An ex-library copy of an Everyman's Library edition of the 1903 novel by Henry James (1843-1916). "The Ambassadors" was first published in 12 parts in the North American Review, and is the story of a prosperous American who realizes that there is more to life than he thought when he visits Europe. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Entry 987 in Everyman's Library Fiction series. --- In EL larger format binding style 4. Full green cloth-covered boards with spine titling stamped in a coppery gilt alloy and gilt interlocked "EL" in script at tail of spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Fair-only copy, with considerable evidence of former ownership by a lending library: rubberstampings, sticker, tape and sticker removal traces and general wear. Overall, this book is complete and fully readable, though with frequent penciled notations to the text.; Ex-Library; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xiv, 370 pages. Fair with no dust jacket .