Henry James — Notes of a Son and Brother

London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1914. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this illustrated autobiography by Henry James. The first edition of this work, first printing. A fascinating autobiography by Henry James, one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Following James' adulthood and his first experiences as a writer, the premature death of his cousin, and revelations of the obscure hurt that kept him out of the Civil War. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece of the portrait of William James, by himself, and five plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelfwear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .