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Conrad, Joseph
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Conrad, Joseph
- Within the Tides. London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1915
- PAPER
8vo, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his friend Richard Curle ("Richard Curle | from J. Conrad | An meditated attempt | at four different | methods of story-telling.") on front free endpaper, title-page printed in red and black, original light olive green vertically ribbed cloth lettered in gilt on spine, dust-jacket, some spotting and browning, crease to lower free endpaper, frayed dust-jacket with tears and loss, strengthened on back with some minor repairs
Provenance
Richard Curle, his sale, American Art Association, 28 April 1927, lot 84
Literature
Cagle A18a(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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Rare in dust-jacket. For a note on Richard Curle, a close friend of Conrad's in the last decade of his life, see lot 66.
Writing to Iris Wedgwood on 28 January 1915 (Ralph and Iris Wedgwood would be the dedicatees of the book), Conrad described Within the Tides as "a deliberate attempt on four different methods of telling a story - an essay in craftsmanship..." (Collected Letters, V, p.439). This description is echoed in the inscription for Curle.
Curle records this copy in his Notes by Joseph Conrad (London, 1925) on page 30. Curle appears to have added a date of 1 March 1915 in pencil to Conrad's inscription.
This copy also includes a clipping from the Bulletin (from Sydney). This is headed "A Letter from Conrad". The text appears in Collected Letters, V, pp.554-55.