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Conrad, Joseph.
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London: Harper & Brothers, 1904
- paper
8vo (183 x 118mm.), first book edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to the dedicatee's sister and brother-in-law ("Mr + Mrs Reynolds | with cordial regards, | from | Joseph Conrad | 15 Oct 1904") on rear free endpaper, original blue cloth, wave design in blue at head and foot of upper cover and spine, upper cover lettered in blue, spine lettered in gilt, hinges split, head and foot of spine slightly bumped
Provenance
Mr [Thomas Blair] Reynolds and Mrs Mabel Edith Reynolds (née Galsworthy), inscription
Literature
Wise 15
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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
A fine presentation copy of Conrad's great epic novel, inscribed here to his friend and the dedicatee John Galsworthy's sister, Mabel, and her husband Thomas Blair Reynolds, who married in 1897.
First serialised in T.P.'s Weekly the story, "an audaciously penetrating study of economic imperialism", uses a whole range of pioneering narrative devices such as "the time-shift, delayed decoding, covert plotting, symbolic imagery, transtextual narratives, and the unreliable intermediary narrator... The effect... was usually to multiply ironies and, broadly, to accentuate possible divisions between appearance and reality" (Cedric Watts, Oxford DNB).