Conrad, Joseph

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 USD

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Description

Conrad, Joseph
An Outcast of the Islands. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896.
ink, paper

8vo (200 x 135 mm). Publisher's green cloth, gilt spine title, gilt top edge; minor browning to endleaves, else very fine.

Literature

Cagle A2 (2).

Catalogue Note

first edition, presentation copy inscribed "From the author" on the front endpaper.

The publication of Conrad's second book was plagued with problems. A fire destroyed the original plates and the hastily set new ones contained numerous typos, dropped letters and bad punctuation.

The number of copies printed is unknown, but presentation copies as fine as this are rarely encountered.