Henry James — The Finer Grain

London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first U.K. edition of this collection of five short tales by the celebrated Henry James. The first U.K. edition, first impression, of which 1,500 copies were produced.An anthology of five short stories by Henry James, including 'The Velvet Glove', 'Mora Montravers', 'A Round of Visits', 'Crap Cornelia', and 'The Bench of Desolation&apos.With thirty-two page publisher's catalogue dated September 1910. No priority of advertisements has been established; James's personal copy has the September date, while an ARC is recorded with October advertisements. It is viewed as likely that copies with August, September and October catalogues were produced simultaneously. Edel & Laurence A68b. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Spots to the fore edge and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional scattered spot,mostly to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .