Conrad, Joseph

Victory
Thirteen volumes comprising: i) New York: The Modern Library, [no date], Allen Tate's copy extensively annotated by him, with 2 loose pages of his notes concerning Conrad's other publications and biography, dust-jacket; ii) New York: Munsey's Magazine, LIV, No. 1, February, 1915, containing first printing of 'Victory' on pp.112–240, collector's chemise and slipcase; iii) London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1915, first English edition, 4pp. publisher's advertisements ("Methuen's Popular Novels") dated Autumn 1915 and 31 pp. publisher's catalogue dated 8/5/15 at end, corners rubbed; iv) London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1915, first English edition, with the corrected imprint (“36 ESSEX STREET W.C.”), 4pp. publisher's advertisements ("Methuen's Popular Novels") dated Autumn 1915 and 31 pp. publisher's catalogue dated 8/5/15 at end, dust-jacket, light spotting to fore-edge, half-title and title- pages, dust-jacket chipped at head and base of spine and with three small tears; v) London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1915, first English edition, with the corrected imprint (“36 ESSEX STREET W.C.”), 4pp. publisher's advertisements ("Methuen's Popular Novels") dated Autumn 1915 and 31 pp. publisher's catalogue dated 8/5/15 at end, collector's chemise and slipcase, partially removed owner’s signature to front free endpaper, a few tiny marks, dust-staining to covers; vi) New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915, first American edition, extremities rubbed; vii) New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915, first American edition, dust-jacket, ownership inscription to reverse of half-title, a few small chips and tears to dust-jacket; viii) Toronto: The Copp Clark Company Limited, 1915, Canadian issue, spine very slightly faded, top edge dusty; ix) London:  Methuen & Co., 1917, fifth printing, presentation copy inscribed by the author ("S. Fearon-Brown | with regards | from Joseph Conrad | 1917."), 31pp. publisher’s catalogue at end dated 17/7/16, cancel title-page, worn; x) New York: The Odyssey Press..., [1921], "Educational Edition" unrecorded by Cagle, earlier owner's signature to front free endpaper, traces of bookseller's label on endpaper, crease to spine, minor fraying to cloth; xi) London: Methuen & Co., 1924, third English edition, first printing, slightly skewed; xii) New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [no date], first American edition, probable third printing, not in Cagle; xiii) London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926, first English edition, twelfth printing, dust-jacket, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, spine faded, dust-jacket chipped and with a few small tears

The Shadow Line
Five volumes comprising: i) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1917, first edition, 18pp. of publisher’s advertisements at end, some spotting, splitting slightly at upper hinge; ii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1917, first edition, 18pp. of publisher’s advertisements at end, bookseller’s printed description affixed to front free endpaper, light vertical crease to last twelve leaves, lower hinge weak; iii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1917, first edition, signed by the author on the dedication page, 18pp. of publisher’s advertisements at end, collector's chemise and slipcase, bookplate of Kenneth A. Lohf to front pastedown, cracked at upper hinge; iv) New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1917, first American edition, dust-jacket, jacket torn at foot of spine, creasing to lower panel of jacket; v) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., n.d. [1920], reprint in "The Wayfarers Library", presentation copy inscribed by the author to Catherine Willard ("To dear Catherine | from J.C. | 1.1.1921."), spine faded and rubbed at extremities, a little browning, lower hinge weak



The Arrow of Gold
Five volumes comprising: i) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1919,  first English edition (Cagle's 'a' binding, in state 'c' with white wove endpapers), dust-jacket (Cagle’s ‘b’ jacket), dust-jacket chipped and repaired; ii) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1919, first English edition, state with missing ‘A’ in ‘ARROW’ in running head on p.67 (Cagle's 'a' binding, in state 'c' with white wove endpapers), slight fading to spine, a few small marks; iii) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1919, variant issue of the first English edition, illustrated wrappers, not in Cagle, wrappers somewhat soiled and worn; iv) New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1919,  first American edition, first printing; v) Toronto: William Briggs, 1919, Canadian issue, bookplate of Joseph Piggott to front free endpaper, a few small nicks at head and foot of spine and to upper edge of upper cover



The Rescue
Five volumes comprising: i) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920, first (published) English edition, Cagle’s ‘a’ binding with upper cover in blind and spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket (with publisher’s imprint reading ‘LTD’); ii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920, first (published) English edition, Cagle’s ‘a’ binding with upper cover in blind and spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket (with publisher’s imprint reading ‘LTD’), covers lightly bowed, jacket torn at joints and slightly soiled; iii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920, first (published) English edition, Cagle’s ‘a’ binding with upper cover in blind and spine lettered in gilt, some browning, ownership inscription, head of spine and upper edges of covers rubbed; iv) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920, first (published) English edition, Cagle’s ‘a’ binding with upper cover in blind and spine lettered in gilt, boards slightly bowed, spine faded; v) New York: Grosset & Dunlap, no date [1929?], later printing with 5pp. author's note, dust-jacket, spine slightly faded, jacket chipped and torn at head and base of spine and upper panel



Notes on Life and Letters
Five volumes comprising: i) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1921, first regular edition, first state of the Contents leaf with “S” and “E” missing in “SEA”, ownership signature to front free endpaper, offsetting to endpapers, some browning; ii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1921, first regular edition, second state of the Contents leaf with “S” and “E” in “SEA” stamped in by hand, Cagle’s ‘a’ binding, dust-jacket, collector’s chemise and slipcase, dust-jacket repaired and strengthened with adhesive tape; iii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1921, first regular edition, second state of the Contents leaf with “S” and “E” in “SEA” stamped in by hand, Cagle’s ‘a’ binding, dust-jacket, bookplate, some browning, spine of dust-jacket faded; iv) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1921, first regular edition, second state of the Contents leaf with “S” and “E” in “SEA” stamped in by hand, unrecorded variant of Cagle’s ‘a’ binding, lower panel only of dust-jacket at back; v) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1924, “Uniform Edition”, presentation copy inscribed by Jessie Conrad to Canon and Mrs Ashton-Gwatkin (“…With kindest regards and every good wish…”), collector’s folding box, some browning, spine somewhat faded;



all 8vo, original bindings, occasional spotting and browning, occasional wear to bindings (33)

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