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Conrad, Joseph
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Conrad, Joseph
- Some Reminiscences. London: Eveleigh Nash, 1912
- PAPER
8vo, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Edward Thomas ("Edward Thomas | with friendly regards | from J.C. | 1912") on front free endpaper, 2pp. publisher's advertisements at end, original dark blue beaded cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, collector's chemise and blue morocco-backed slipcase, slight browning, splitting to hinges, extremities slightly bumped
Provenance
Edward Thomas, authorial inscription
Literature
Cagle A15b(1)
Condition
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"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 association copy linking one of the greatest novelists with one of the greatest poets of the age. Edward Thomas probably met Conrad in 1910 at one of Thomas's and Garnett's Mont Blanc Tuesday lunchtime gatherings. Thomas and Conrad were close neighbours in Kent and became good friends: Thomas dedicated his Walter Pater: A Critical Study to Conrad in 1913. Shortly after, Conrad met Thomas in London and Thomas greeted him with the comment "We meet, then, my dear Conrad, once more." Conrad shuddered at the seeming finality of it. A few days later Thomas left for France; within weeks he was dead at the battle of Arras.
Conrad's autobiography, with a fictional slant, was first serialized in the English Review between December 1908 and June 1909. It was published, in the same month as the English book edition, in the United States as A Personal Record.