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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Nigger of the "Narcissus" A Tale of the Sea. London: William Heinemann, 1898.
8o. 32 pages of undated ads at end. Original grey cloth, gilt lettered, gilt life preserver on front cover, uncut (rear hinge cracked). Provenance: Charles Rock (signature on title).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Conrad's third novel, publisher's spine imprint in uniform capital letters. This novel became his "first serious experimentation with novelistic form" and "the novel... he saw as a turning point in his imagination and his career" (Karl, pages 381 and 387). Cagle A3c(1) this copy with publisher's advertisment on verso of half-title listing 40 titles of 15 authors (not 39 of 14 as mentioned in Cagle); binding A but not the 16-page catalogue at end. (All Cagle references are to an unpublished bibliography of Conrad by Willam Cagle, the manuscript of which is in The Lilly Library, Indiana University).
8o. 32 pages of undated ads at end. Original grey cloth, gilt lettered, gilt life preserver on front cover, uncut (rear hinge cracked). Provenance: Charles Rock (signature on title).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Conrad's third novel, publisher's spine imprint in uniform capital letters. This novel became his "first serious experimentation with novelistic form" and "the novel... he saw as a turning point in his imagination and his career" (Karl, pages 381 and 387). Cagle A3c(1) this copy with publisher's advertisment on verso of half-title listing 40 titles of 15 authors (not 39 of 14 as mentioned in Cagle); binding A but not the 16-page catalogue at end. (All Cagle references are to an unpublished bibliography of Conrad by Willam Cagle, the manuscript of which is in The Lilly Library, Indiana University).