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ALMAYER'S FOLLY
by Joseph Conrad
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
First American edition, just four days after the London Edition, one of 650 copies in the first printing, with the final gathering of 8 leaves, 3 pp. ads at rear, double blind ruled borders on the front and rear boards, spine gilt imprint THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. 8vo in blue cloth. 276 pp., 3pp. ads. G-. Heavy wear at corners and spine ends. Moderate wear to edges and boards. Hinges cracked. Photo of Conrad pasted to the ffep which is torn 1/2 inch at fore edge, loss at lower corner. Ffep and half-title are partially detached. Text is clean. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.
Synopsis
The well-known shrill voice startled Almayer from his dream of splendid future into the unpleasant realities of the present hour. An unpleasant voice too. He had heard it for many years, and with every year he liked it less. No matter; there would be an end to all this soon. 770 Bonus for Online Casino and poker games
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Time
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030222-01
- Title
- ALMAYER'S FOLLY
- Author
- Joseph Conrad
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Macmillan & Co.
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Lost Time
Biblio member since 2020
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Lost Time
Lost Time is an independent online bookstore located in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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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