The Children of the Sea. A Tale of the Forecastle
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Original light blue grey pictorial cloth. Bookplate of Charles Whitney Carpenter
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Published on November 30, 1897 in an edition of 1,000 copies. The London edition was published as The Nigger of the "Narcissus" on December 2, 1897, in an edition of 1,500 copies. Cagle A3b(1); Smith 3; Wise 4
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322937
- Title
- The Children of the Sea. A Tale of the Forecastle
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- 217pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original light blue grey pictorial cloth. Bookplate of Charles Whitney Carpenter
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition of The Nigger of the "Narcissus", preceding the Lo
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- British | American | Joseph Conrad
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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