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EASTON PRESS THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY HENRY JAMES ILLUSTRATIONS BY COLLEEN BROWNING 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN COLLECTOR EDITION A REAL BEAUTY! Easton Press leather edition of Henry James's "The Portrait of a Lady" a COLLECTOR'S edition, Illustrated by Colleen Browning, Introduction by R.W. Stallman , one of the 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN series, published in 1978. Bound in burgundy leather, the book has camel tan French moire silk end leaves, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, a satin book marker, hubbed spine, gold gilding on three edges---in FINE condition—-Shrink wrapped. [Photos from personal copy.] Henry James, who lived from 1843-1916, was born in New York City, but grew up in Europe and the U.S. He graduated from HARVARD and entered Law School in 1862 but was bored after a year and returned to Europe where he lived for most of his life. "The Portrait of a Lady" opens at the Touchett manor-house in England. ISABEL ARCHER is a young lady confronting her unknown destiny. Isabel meets on the great lawn with Ralph Touchett and his father and Lord Warburton. Miss Isabel has just arrived from America with Mrs. Touchett. Whom will she marry? Why does she reject Caspar Goodwood and even Lord Warburton? Ultimately, Isabel marries Gilbert Osmond who has a villa in Florence. . .however, it is not a happy union. 516 pages. Stunningly Beautiful! BEST OF THE BEST MINT NEW!