Henry James — A Small Boy and Others

London, Macmillan and Co, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of novelist Henry James's autobiography of his early life and childhood. The first UK edition, first issue of this work, published the month after the US first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece. The first issue, without the inserted leaf with the 'In Preparation' work to the recto. With two pages of advertisements to the rear.Edel, A71b.This autobiographical work covers the earliest years of the celebrated author, detailing his intellectual family life, his schooling, and his earliest trips to Europe. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bump to back strip head, with two areas of paper residue towards tail of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd area of light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .