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Conrad, Joseph
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Conrad, Joseph
- Youth: a narrative and two other stories. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1902
- PAPER
8vo, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Harriet Capes ("To | Miss H. Capes | with the Author's kind regards. | 20 Nov. 1902") on front free endpaper, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end dated 10/02 (earliest issue), original light green smooth cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in black on upper cover, collector's folding box, minor crease to front free endpaper, head and foot of spine bumped
Provenance
Harriet Capes, authorial inscription and bookplate; Pierre S. Dupont III, his sale at Christie's New York, 8 October 1991, lot 51
Literature
Cagle A7a(1)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Harriet Mary Capes (1849-1936) wrote stories for children and was described by Conrad as 'an old girl but as intelligent as they make them' (see letter to Warrington Dawson, c. 1912, Collected Letters, V, p. 119). She had been a friend of the Conrads since 1895 and, in 1907, actively sought a house for them in Winchester. In 1908 Conrad dedicated A Set of Six to her. Capes herself compiled Wisdom and Beauty from Conrad: An Anthology in 1915 but it was soon withdrawn due to copyright problems.
The volume, containing the writer's most celebrated short story, was published on 13 November in Edinburgh. Conrad himself only received a copy on 17 November and appears to have inscribed a number of copies on 20 November.