The Children of the Sea. A Tale of the Forecastle.
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., [iv], 217 pp., title-page printed in red and black. Variant title of The Nigger of the Narcissus. Original pictorial cloth with lettering in gilt, and partial image of ship and water. Boards a bit washed out as often; hinges cracking. First issue with "Island" for "Islands" on the title-page, and 1897 printed instead of 1898. The original title was restored for all subsequent editions.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D16741
- Title
- The Children of the Sea. A Tale of the Forecastle.
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
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