- 328
Conrad, Joseph
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Conrad, Joseph
- The Arrow of Gold. A Story between Two Notes. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1919
- paper and ink
8vo, first American edition, first printing, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Lady Colvin ("To Dear Lady Colvin from her most affectionate friend and servant Joseph Conrad 1919.") on the front free endpaper, a few pencil annotations, original dark blue linen finish cloth lettered in gold on spine and upper cover, collector's green cloth chemise and green cloth slipcase, split at upper and lower hinge, spine discoloured, extremities rubbed
Provenance
Frances, Lady Colvin; Sir Sidney Colvin; Christopher Wheeler
Literature
Cagle A38a(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. 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
This first book edition of the novel was published on 12 April 1919. The first English edition, which followed serialisation in Lloyd's Magazine, appeared in August 1919.
The essayist Frances, Lady Colvin (1839-1924) had married Sidney Colvin (see note alongside lot 267), in 1903. The couple were among Conrad's closest friends, Sidney being the dedicatee of Victory. Below Conrad's inscription on the front endpaper of the present volume is another, by Sidney Colvin: "To Christopher Wheeler gratefully in memory of both: from Sidney Colvin August 1924".