Henry James — Within the Rim and Other Essays

London, W. Collins Sons & Co, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays, published late in the career of the celebrated novelist Henry James, and concerning the First World War. The first edition of this work.A collection of five essays from James, written between 1914 and 1915. These essays are titled: 'Within the Rim'; 'Refugees in Chelsea'; 'The American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance Corps in France'; 'France', and 'The Long Wards&apos.The collection includes much discussion of the First World War.Lacking the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small loss of cloth to back strip head. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .