xviii, [4], 384, [2] pp. White cloth spine over red cloth boards, gilt titles and decorations. Tipped in color illustrations by Leslie Saalburg, preface by the author. "This complex tale of self-discovery (considered by the author to be his best work) traces the path of an aging idealist, Lambert Strether. Arriving in Paris with the intention of persuading his young charge to abandon an obsession with a French woman and return home, Strether reaches unexpected conclusions."
