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CONRAD, Joseph. The Nigger of the "Narcissus." A Tale of the Sea. London: Heinemann: 1898. 8o. Original grey cloth, gilt-lettered, gilt life preserver on front cover, uncut; half morocco folding case.
First English Edition of Conrad's third novel (published earlier in America as The Children of the Sea), publisher's spine imprint in uniform small letters (no priority), 4 pages of undated ads plus 16 pages of ads dated "Autumn 1897" at rear. Cagle A3c(1), binding state b (all Cagle references are to an unpublished bibliography of Conrad by Willam Cagle, the manuscript of which is in The Lilly Library, Indiana University); Smith, p. 8. An unusually fine copy.
First English Edition of Conrad's third novel (published earlier in America as The Children of the Sea), publisher's spine imprint in uniform small letters (no priority), 4 pages of undated ads plus 16 pages of ads dated "Autumn 1897" at rear. Cagle A3c(1), binding state b (all Cagle references are to an unpublished bibliography of Conrad by Willam Cagle, the manuscript of which is in The Lilly Library, Indiana University); Smith, p. 8. An unusually fine copy.