THE LESSON OF THE MASTER
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1892. First Edition. Item #7979
First Printing, one of 2,900 copies divided between the American and English issue. Octavo (19.5cm); original blue-grey cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt, black, and dark red on spine and front cover; [vi],302 + [12]pp ads. Hint of sunning to spine, light wear to spine ends, with lower board corners gently bumped (though still sharp), and some scattered foxing to endpapers; early pencil signature of Magill James to front endpaper, else clean throughout; Very Good+ or better. A novella which originally appeared in the Universal Review between 16 July-15 August, 1888. Contents include the stories "The Marriages," "The Pupil," "Brooksmith," "The Solution," and "Sir Edmund Orme." Edel & Laurence A36a; BAL 10596.
Price: $150.00