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London: William Heinemann, 1921-1927. Signed limited edition of the complete works of Joseph Conrad, signed by Joseph Conrad on the limitation-page of Volume I. Octavo, 20 volumes, finely bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. One of 780 copies signed by Conrad. In near fine condition. A nice set. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886. Though he did not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Conrad is considered an early modernist, though his works still contain elements of 19th-century realism. "His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors, including T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Salman… Read More

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1992. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine case with some sunning to the edges. Sean Scully. Large (10" x 12") quarto bound in full black goatskin leather with the spine and front cover stamped in 22-karat gold in a clamshell box covered with black Italian cotton. Copy #226 of only 300 numbered copies illustrated with four full-page and four half-page etchings by Sean Scully and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. The American Livre de Peintre 48. Monthly Letter laid in.

In 1890, Joseph Conrad shipped out from Brussels to the Congo, to rescue a Monsieur Klein, ailing agent of a Belgian trading company dealing in ivory. In Heart of Darkness, it is Marlow who ships out from Brussels and sails up the Congo to rescue Mr. Kurtz. Kurtz had come with the noble aim of enlightening the natives. Instead, they envelope him in darkness. As Conrad startles the reader out of complacency, so does Sean Scully with his etchings. Born in Ireland, Scully is one of the world's most renowned artists. His works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Here we have Scully's eight etchings created expressly and exclusively for this edition.4 full-page etchings and 4 half-page etchings by Sean Scully.Edition limited to 300 numbered copies.Each book signed by Sean Scully.Sean Scully's etchings are printed on stock from Cartiere Enrico Magnani, in Italy. The book is hand-bound in Nigerian goatskin. Its hinged and lined box is covered in… Read More

New York: limited Editions Club, 1992. Limited. hardcover. fine. SCULLY, Sean. Four full page & four half-page etchings by Sean Scully. Large 4to, full black Nigerian goatskin with spine and front cover stamped in gold. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1992. Fine.<br/> <br/> Number 2 of 300 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. Fine, in a felt-lined clamshell case covered in black Italian cotton with a leather spine label.<br/> <br/>

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1992. First Edition. Leather. Fine. Sean Scully. Signed by the illustrator. Large (10" x 12") quarto bound in full black Nigerian goatskin leather with the spine and front cover stamped in 22-karat gold in a clamshell box covered with black Italian cotton. Box lined in plush gray cloth. 121pp. Copy #87 of only 300 numbered copies illustrated with four full-page and four half-page etchings by Sean Scully and SIGNED by him on the colophon page. No LEC Newsletter. Full refund if not satisfied.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1992. Limited Edition (300 copies). Hardcover. Fine. 11.5" x 13. Etchings by Sean Scully. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. LIMITED EDITION #23 of 300. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Publisher's newsletter laid in. Features the unique etchings of Irish-American artist Sean Scully. Four full-page color etchings that bleed off the edges and four half-page etchings, printed on all-cotton stock paper specially made in Pescia, Italy. Each plate protected with tissue paper laid in. Typographic design by Dan Carr using French typeface Fournier. Text size is fourteen point, with six-point interlinear spacing. Printed on Lana Royale stock in an off-white tint, made in France. Full-bound by hand in black Nigerian oasis goatskin, titled in gold on spine. Laid inside lined, clam-shell box covered in black canapetta linen, titled in gold on leather label on spine. Book and box in FINE condition. Due to this book's size and/or weight, additional shipping may be needed.… Read More

Limited Editions Club, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Book solidly fine with just a tiny touch of loss to gilt on top board lettering, probably resulting from imperfect application of the original gilt (i.e., not wear). Contents completely clean and fresh. Full black cloth matchng solander slipcase with a very small corner bump on the top right corner of the top board (ie. not visible on the shelf), does not affect contents, otherwise only minor shelf wear. Beautiful book.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1992. First edition thus. Hardcover. 121 pages. Number 18 from an edition of only 300 copies with type set in Fournier at the Golgonooza Letter Foundry by Dan Carr and Julia Ferrari. The text was printed by Wild Carrot Letter Press on Lana Royal. An attractive edition of this classic short novel from Joseph Conrad. Includes four full page and four half-page etchings by Sean Scully. A fine copy in full black leather binding with gilt lettering and in a fine cloth clamshell box. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Sean Scully on the colophon page. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

Signet / New American Library. As New. N.D.. Paperback. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Tight to the spine - ND; ? Circa 1968? 160 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- .

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company. As New. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE -- with a bonus offer-- .

Museum. New. 1997. Hardcover. 9073313104 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text in English. 204 pp. With 398 ills. (51 col. ). 30 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- .

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday. New. 2002. Hardcover. 038549470X .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless -- with a bonus offer-- .

Center; D. A. P. /Distributed Art Publishers. New. 2006. Paperback. 0935640851 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 128 pp. ; 51 ills. -- with a bonus offer-- .

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Robert Shore. Tall octavo (7-1/8" x 10-7/8") bound in half ivory-toned imported English sheep vellum and boards decorated by the illustrator with "an African Negro mask through which can be discerned a pair of Caucasian blue eyes." Introduction by Leo Gurko; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #1000 of 1500 illustrated in color by Robert Shore and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

ALS. 3pg. 8” x 10”. Cummington, Massachusetts. May 14, 1820. An autograph letter signed “Galen Holbrook” to his future wife Ann Gould Torrey of Ontario County, New York. Holbrooke wrote about the ABCFM and the Native Americans who are not Christian: “…The last Sabbath we had a solicitation from an agent of the Board of Com. [American Board of Commissioner for Foreign Missions, the ABCFM] for the object of the mission as the several stations among the Indians. Many hearts were sensibly touched and opened to liberality by the feeling and impressive manner that surged the claims of the Heathen upon our civilized and Christianized country; and whose soil once was theirs. What a contrast in our circumstances: behold the savages roaming in the howling wilderness in ignorance and the darkness and shadow of death, unenlightened by the radiant beams of the gospel of the Son of God, strangers to the blessings of refined social circle and to almost all the comforts of life. Unhappy lot, denied the… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Light toning along both pastedown edges and end page edges.; First Easton Press Edition. .

London: Viking; Hammer, 1992-2012. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6"; 9" by 5.5"; 9" by 5.5"; 8" by 5". None. Nine first edition novels by the award winning Helen Dunmore, all in lovely condition, with five of the works being signed by the author and all in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression to all but 'The Greatcoat', which is a first edition seventh impression. Nine volumes. Signed by the author to the title page to 'Zennor in Darkness', 'A Spell of Winter',' Talking to the Dead', 'Your Blue-Eyed Boy' and 'With Your Crooked Heart'.This set features nine novels by Helen Dunmore, an award winning British poet, children's author and novelist. This set includes some of the author's best known works such as 'Zennor in Darkness', her debut novel which is set in Zennor in Cornwall during the First World War and follows a young artist called Clare. The set also includes other popular works such as 'A Spell of Darkness', another World War I novel and… Read More

Complete twenty-six volume set. Uniformed grey cloth with pasted labels to spines. Top edge gilt. All clean copies without previous owners' names or other markings. Please expect the possibility of additional postage as this is a larger set. Each book measures 5.5 x 8 in.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Illustrations by Robert Shore. ; First Easton Press Edition. .