Conrad, Joseph

The Rover
Fourteen volumes comprising: i) New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923, first edition, number 113 of 375 copies signed by the author, frontispiece after an etching by Muirhead Bone, bookplates, splitting to upper hinge, small tear and crease to last printed leaf, a few small marks to covers; ii) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, first English edition, publisher’s 4-page advertisement leaflet loosely inserted, dust-jacket, some light spotting, some soiling to spine, bumped at head, a few very small tears to dust-jacket; iii) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, first English edition, publisher’s 4-page advertisement leaflet loosely inserted, collector’s chemise and slipcase, ownership inscriptions, spine slightly faded, some wear; iv) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, first English edition, bookplate, splitting at hinges; v) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, first English edition, some splitting at upper hinge; vi) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, first English edition, publisher’s 4-page advertisement leaflet loosely inserted, bookplate, spine sunned, upper cover creased; vii) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, first English edition, library stamps, cracking at lower hinge, traces of labels to spine and covers, small tear with loss of cloth to spine; viii) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, second impression, presentation copy inscribed jointly by the Conrads (“To | Enid George | with love from | Jessie and Joseph Conrad | 1924”), dust-jacket, light wear to binding, a number of small tears to dust-jacket; ix) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, overseas edition, original wrappers, light soiling to fore-edge, some soiling to lower wrapper, slightly chipped at head and foot of spine; x) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, Overseas edition, newspaper cutting affixed to verso of half-title, half-title affixed to front pastedown; xi) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923, third impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author (“Claud Williamson | from | J. Conrad | 1924.”), spine lightly rubbed, corners bumped; xii) London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [no date], later issue, ownership inscription, blue cloth gilt on spine; xiii) London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [no date], dust-jacket, ownership signature, lettering to spine largely rubbed away, small tear to upper panel of dust-jacket; xiv) London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [no date], dust-jacket (with later price-label), bookplate, a few small tears and some soiling to dust-jacket

Tales of Hearsay
Five volumes comprising: i) London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1925, first English edition, dust-jacket, collector’s chemise and slipcase, browning to endpapers and spotting to edges, jacket lightly soiled on lower panel and with a few small tears; ii) London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1925, first English edition, dust-jacket, bookplate, browning to endpapers, spotting to edges, upper corners bumped, jacket lightly soiled, frayed and with a few small tears, head and foot of spine of jacket strengthened with adhesive tape; iii) London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1925, first English edition, browning to endpapers; iv) London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1925, first English edition, overseas issue, bookplate, browning to endpapers, slight fading to spine; v) New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925, first American edition, dust-jacket, some browning to endpapers, some slight damp-staining to inner margins, some light browning to jacket, price on jacket clipped



Suspense
Four volumes comprising: i) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1925, first English edition, 4pp. publisher’s advertisements at end, collector’s chemise and slipcase, some spotting; ii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1925, first English edition, 4pp. publisher’s advertisements at end, dust-jacket with annotation to spine (“Editio Princeps. September…1925”), spotting to edges, head of spine and lower panel of dust-jacket repaired with adhesive tape; iii) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1925, first English edition, 4pp. publisher’s advertisements at end, dust-jacket, two tiny tears to jacket, slight rubbing to head and foot of spine of jacket; iv) London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1925, first English edition, 4pp. publisher’s advertisements at end, spine and part of upper cover somewhat faded

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