The Ivory Tower; The Sense of the Past

Excellent examples of two of the posthumously published unfinished novels of Henry James, the major literary figure regarded as a transitional point between realism and modernism. Two volumes from Scribners' 'New York Edition of the Novels and Tales of Henry James', both in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.Both of these novels, unfinished upon James's death in 1916, were posthumously published the following year.The first work, 'The Ivory Tower' follows a pair of dying millionaires of America's Gilded Age, and the second, 'The Sense of the Past', is both an account of time travel and a comedy of manners.'The Ivory Tower' is uncommon in this edition, while 'The Sense of the Past' is very scarce in this edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, fine. Sunning to dust wrapper back strips. Small closed tears to head of each front wrap, with light edgewear to head of 'Tower' dust wrapper back strip head. Minor tape repair to head of front wrap of 'Tower' and tail of rear wrap of 'Past'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine.…