Henry James — The Ivory Tower

London, W. Collins Sons & Co, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry James's unfinished novel, set in the American Gilded Age. The first edition, first impression. Only 2,000 copies of the first edition were produced.An unfinished novel of the Gilded Age. The narrative follows a pair of dying millionaires and ex-partners, Abel Gaw and Frank Betterman, and the corrupting effects of their wealth on the people around them.James intended this novel as an attack on the extraordinary wealth of the Gilded Age plutocrats. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with significant rubbing to back strip, and fading to cloth towards head of back strip. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .