The mirror of the sea: memories and impressions / by Joseph Conrad
by Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1906. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Lacks front free end-paper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. W.H Smith bookplate to front paste down. Physical description: vii, 306 pages; 20 cm. Contents: Landfalls and departures -- Emblems of hope -- Fine art -- Cobwebs and gossamer -- Weight of the burden -- Overdue and missing -- Grip of the land -- Character of the foe -- Rulers of east and west -- Faithful river -- In captivity -- Initiation -- Nursery of the craft -- Tremolino -- Heroic age. Subjects: Conrad, Joseph 1857-1924 Travel.Conrad, Joseph 1857-1924. English literature.Seafaring life. Novelists, English 20th century; Biography.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 377497
- Title
- The mirror of the sea: memories and impressions / by Joseph Conrad
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- London: Methuen
- Date Published
- 1906
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