The Children of the Sea: A Tale of the Forecastle
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Spine toned, boards lightly worn and foxed, spine cracked at pp.2-3, some finger soiling, page tops f
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Dodd, Mead and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Spine toned, boards lightly worn and foxed, spine cracked at pp.2-3, some finger soiling, page tops flyspecked. 1897. First Edition. Blue cloth titled in gilt and with blue and black ship design on front boards. 1897 and Island printed on title page, no page number or title heading printed on p. 58. First edition of Conrad's nautical novel later retitled The Nigger of the Narcissus. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50997
- Title
- The Children of the Sea: A Tale of the Forecastle
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Spine toned, boards lightly worn and foxed, spine cracked at pp.2-3, some finger soiling, page tops f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1897
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classic Literature, Nautical Fiction, 19th Century Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....