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1	Portrait of a Lady more books like this by Henry James "The mere slim shade of an intelligent but presumptuous girl...a certain young woman affronting her destiny" is how Henry James describes his first perception of Isabel Archer, who grew into one of his most magnificent heroines. An American heiress newly arrived in Europe, Isabel does not look to a man to furnish her with her destiny; instead she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Turn of the Screw more books like this by Henry James In THE TURN OF THE SCREW, an innocent, impressionable young governess takes over the education of two delightful children, Flora and Miles, at an isolated country estate. She becomes convinced that the children's former governess and a valet once employed on the estate--both now dead--have returned and are trying to gain control of the children's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Washington Square more books like this by Henry James At the age of twenty-two, Catherine Sloper is regarded as a rather mature blossom, such as could be plucked from the stem only with a vigorous tug. She is neither clever nor beautiful (her taste in dress verges on the vulgar), yet Morris Townsend finds Catherine exceedingly charming. Less, it must be admitted, because of her evident goodness and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Daisy Miller more books like this by Henry James DAISY MILLER is often thought of as the quintessential James novel: the story of the innocent abroad who is corrupted by contact with an older, more sophisticated society. Daisy, a delightfully uninhibited young American, scandalizes the European community in which she is a visitor with her high spirits and disregard of ancient conventions. After ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ambassadors more books like this by Henry James Lambert Strether is dispatched to Paris by the widowed Mrs. Newsome--his fiancée--to bring back her son Chadwick. It is rumored that Chad has fallen under the spell of a Frenchwoman of dubious reputation, and his mother wants him to return to take over the running of the Newsome Mills, in Massachusetts. Once in Paris, Strether undergoes a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Technical Drawing more books like this by Frederick E Giesecke This book's practical, well-illustrated, step-by-step explanations of procedures have successfully trained users for 60 years, and continue to appeal to today's visually oriented users. This book offers the best coverage of basic graphics principles and an unmatched set of fully machinable working drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.98! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Golden Bowl more books like this by Henry James Possibly James's most complex and difficult work, THE GOLDEN BOWL concerns four characters: the American art connoisseur Adam Verver, his daughter Maggie, Maggie's old school friend Charlotte Stant, and Charlotte's ex-suitor Prince Amerigo. The fabulously wealthy Ververs encounter the prince on their European tour, and he and Maggie fall in love ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Psychology more books like this by Henry Gleitman, 4th The first major text to treat psychology as a science, this book revolutionized the field of introductory psychology upon its debut in 1981. Henry Gleitman is joined by two noted scholars, Daniel Reisberg and Alan Fridlund, to produce this exciting new edition. Every chapter in the book has been updated with fully integrated coverage of the issues ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.08! \| first editions
9	Wings of the Dove more books like this by Henry James In THE WINGS OF THE DOVE, Kate Croy, a penniless young Englishwoman, tries to arrange a marriage between her fiancé Merton Densher and the American heiress she has befriended, knowing that Millie, the heiress, has a fatal illness and not long to live. Informed about the situation, Millie generously leaves her money to Densher anyway, as proof of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	American more books like this by Henry James In this classic collision of the New World with Old Europe, James weaves a fable of thwarted desire that shifts between comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama. This revised edition features a new Introduction and Afterword by Leon Edel. Reissue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	What Maisie Knew more books like this by Henry James James enters the consciousness of a very young child as she struggles to make sense of the world of the adults around her. The selfishness and corruption of her divorced parents and their new mates, paradoxically, affects Maisie only by making her wise beyond her years; her own moral sense remains untainted. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Landing of the Pilgrims more books like this by James Henry Daugherty Based on the journals of actual Pilgrims, this is the story of how Pilgrims lived and how they and the Wapanog celebrated the first Thanksgiving. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Bostonians more books like this by Henry James This brilliant satire of the women’s rights movement in America is the story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.01! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Strategy Process more books like this by Henry Mintzberg We tried to provide the reader with a richness of theory, a richness of practice, and a strong basis for linkage between the two. Presenting published articles and portions of other books in their original form, rather than filtered through our minds and pens, is one way to reinforce this variety. One of our prime intentions in this book is to ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $49.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Northern Renaissance Art more books like this by James Snyder see all copies from $22.50! new only from $79.56! \| first editions
16 view cover	Spoils of Poynton more books like this by Henry James THE SPOILS OF POYNTON is a complex novel that describes the struggle between a mother and her son over a substantial inheritance that involves not only money and property but an important art collection. The narrative focus is on Fleda Vetch, who is in love with Owen Gereth, the putative heir, and who must cope not only with Owen's greedy, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Princess Casamassima more books like this by Henry James Hyacinth Robinson, an orphan, is raised by a spinster, Mrs. Pynset, in lower-class London. Inspired by the anarchist movement, Robinson pledges his life to the cause. When he meets the Princess Casamassima, separated from her wealthy Italian husband, he sees in her a kindred spirit, one whose proud artistic and aristocratic temperament is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels more books like this by H James In THE TURN OF THE SCREW, an innocent, impressionable young governess takes over the education of two delightful children, Flora and Miles, at an isolated country estate. She becomes convinced that the children's former governess and a valet once employed on the estate--both now dead--have returned and are trying to gain control of the children's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.13! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Portrait of a Lady: An Authoritative Text, Henry James and the Novel, Reviews and Criticism more books like this by Henry James "The mere slim shade of an intelligent but presumptuous girl...a certain young woman affronting her destiny" is how Henry James describes his first perception of Isabel Archer, who grew into one of his most magnificent heroines. An American heiress newly arrived in Europe, Isabel does not look to a man to furnish her with her destiny; instead she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Awkward Age more books like this by Henry James Henry James had arrived at such mastery of the forms and uses of fiction by the time he published The Awkward Age in 1899 that this story of a young girl introduced into a casually corrupt circle of sophisticates is at once a universal drama of innocence confronting evil, a detailed examination of a social order, and a stunning picture of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Aspern Papers more books like this by Henry James James's dense, complex prose style and his deep and subtle musings into the springs of character are as evident in his novellas and short stories as in his novels. Like much of his fiction, his shorter works are often about the contrasts between America and Europe, and many of them are influenced by the stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne.THE ASPERN ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Little Tour in France more books like this by Henry James I am ashamed to begin with saying that Touraine is the garden of France; that remark has long ago lost its bloom. The town of Tours, however, has some thing sweet and bright, which suggests that it is surrounded by a land of fruits. It is a very agreeable little city; few towns of its size are more ripe, more complete, or, I should suppose, in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.91! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Turn of the Screw & the Aspern Papers more books like this by Henry James In these two chilling stories, Henry James shows himself to be a master of haunting atmosphere and unbearable tension. "The Turn of the Screw" tells of a young governess sent to a country home to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Unsettled by a sense of intense evil within the house, she soon becomes obsessed with the belief that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Europeans more books like this by Henry James In this light-hearted novel, a brother and sister who have been raised in Europe travel to New England to visit their cousins, and the clash of customs, opinions, and moral values results in enlightenment for everyone involved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Ancient Law more books like this by Sir Henry Sumner Maine Best known as a history of progress, Ancient Law is the enduring work of the 19th-century legal historian Henry Sumner Maine. Even those who have never read Ancient Law may find Maine's famous phrase "from status to contract" familiar. His narrative spans the ancient world, in which individuals were tightly bound by status to traditional groups, ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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