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Conrad, Joseph
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Conrad, Joseph
- The Shadow-Line. A Confession. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1917
- paper
8vo, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author in month of publication on front endpaper to Clement Shorter ("Clement Shorter | with great regard | from Joseph Conrad | March 1917"), title in red and black, 18pp. of publisher's advertisements at the end, original grey-green vertically-ribbed cloth, upper cover and spine stamped in brown and gilt, contemporary review loosely inserted, slight offsetting to endpapers
Provenance
Clement K. Shorter, authorial inscription and bookplate; Walter and Dorothy Donnelly, book-label; sale at Swann Galleries New York, 16 October 1997, lot 29
Literature
Cagle A21a(1)
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
Another important presentation copy of The Shadow-Line. Having first met the editor and bibliophile Clement Shorter (1859--1926) in 1898, when Conrad was to submit the aborted Rescue to an October 1898 deadline (see Part I, lot 142ff.) Conrad resumed contact in the autumn of 1916, when Shorter proposed a profitable publishing scheme which involved bringing out a series of miscellaneous works in signed limited editions (see, for instance, Part I, lots 106-107, 116).