Henry JAMES

First edition in French, one of the numbered copies on Alfa paper, the only issue.
A handsome copy.

Two fundamental signed autograph letters on the art of the novel by Henry James, written to Paul Bourget.
London (De Vere Gardens - Kensington) 1 January and 23 February 1888, 11.5 x 18 cm, 16 pages on 4 double leaves for each letter.
Two long and handsome autograph letters signed by Henry James to his friend the writer Paul Bourget, written in black ink in a bold hand.
Fundamental letters by Henry James on the art of the novel. The writer takes a stand on a very Parisian debate about the latest literary trends, Symbolism, Decadence and Naturalism. Mensonges, the novel by Paul Bourget published in late 1887 is here strongly criticized but through the