Conrad, Joseph

Under Western Eyes, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1915, first English edition, third printing, initialled in red crayon by Visiak on front free endpaper ("E.H.V.") and bearing his pencil notes on the rear endpapers, 31pp. of advertisements dated spring 1915 at end, red cloth stamped in blind on upper cover and lettered in gilt on spine, lower hinge weak, spine faded, light soiling to covers

'Twixt Land and Sea. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1918, later impression ("The Wayfarer's Library"), initialled by Visiak on the front free endpaper ("E.H.V."), red cloth, with device in blind on upper cover and lettered in black on spine, hinges weak, small ink stains to lower cover



A Set of Six. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1920, later impression, initialled by Visiak in red crayon on the front pastedown and in pencil on title ("E.H.V.") and bearing his pencil notes on the rear endpapers, brown cloth lettered in black on spine and upper cover, browned, hinges weak, soiling to covers



Almayer's Folly. London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Ltd., 1921, 8vo, later edition, signed by Visiak on the front free endpaper ("E.H.Visiak"), and containing his pencil markings and notes, including on the rear endpaper, red cloth, splitting at gutter between pp.160 and 161, offsetting to rear endpaper, extremities rubbed, fading to spine



Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1923, "Uniform Edition", signed and dated by Visiak on the front free endpaper ("E.H.Visiak. 27.V.1953") and bearing his notes on the rear free endpaper, two earlier ownership signatures to front endpapers, red cloth gilt, offsetting to endpapers, spine and parts of covers faded 



The Mirror of the Sea. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924, twelfth edition, initialled by Visiak on the front free endpaper, bearing his pencil markings in the text and his pencil notes on the rear endpaper, maroon cloth gilt, traces of label to front free endpaper, extremities rubbed



Suspense. London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1925, 8vo, first English edition, initialled in red crayon by Visiak on the front free endpaper ("E.H.V.") and bearing his red crayon and pencil notes on the rear endpaper, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end, original horizontally-grained maroon cloth, device in blind on upper cover, lettered in gilt on spine, offsetting to endpapers, cloth split at lower joint, spine faded and rubbed, small tears to upper corners of covers; together with: Visiak, E.H. The Mirror of Conrad. London: Werner Laurie, 1955, first edition, red cloth, lettered in black on spine, dust-jacket, some offsetting to preliminaries, small stain to lower panel of jacket (8)

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The pseudonymous surname of 'Visiak' was used from 1910 onwards by Edward Harold Physick (1878-1972), the English writer and authority on Milton. His biography of the great writer, The Mirror of Conrad, a copy of which is included in this lot, was first published in 1955. For a letter by Conrad to Visiak see lot 369.