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Victory. An Island Tale
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd.., 1915. This is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition. [stated "First Published in 1915"]. The English edition contains Conrad's Note, which did not appear in the American version. Red cloth binding with titling on the spine in gilt. Clean text; viii, 415 pages. A 4-page list follows, dated "Autumn, 1915'" rather than the "Spring 1915" of the first state. This is followed by a 31-page publisher catalog. dated on the last page "8/5/15" - a first Issue point. However, there is no comma after "Street" on the Title Page, Perhaps this can best be described as a Mixed State copy.The spine has faded but the gilt is still bright and clear..Previous-owner bookplate on the front paste-down. Spine is lightly faded but with the gilt still bright. Light soil around the margins; top edge a bit dusty. A solid copy. No dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protector.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005919
- Title
- Victory. An Island Tale
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd..
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Paste-down
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Title Page
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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...
- 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....
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