A Conrad Argosy
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
A Conrad Argosy, Conrad, Joseph, Illustrated with Woodcuts by Alexander Mueller. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., New York, 1942. Introduction by William McFee. 4to up to 12" tall; 713 pages. Cloth quarter binding over illustrated paper boards, gilt spine titles; top edge green. Rubbing to board edges, lightly shaken; contents fine without tears, folds or markings. Contents: Youth, Heart of Darkness, The Nigger of the Narcissus, Il Conde, Gaspar Ruiz, The Brute, The Secret Sharer, Freya of the Seven Isles, The Secret Agent, The Duel, Typhoon, The End of the Tether, The Shadow Line, A Personal Record.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2635
- Title
- A Conrad Argosy
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Illustrator
- Alexander Mueller
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- ILLUSTRATIVE ART; LITERATURE;
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...