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London: William Heinemann, 1898. The copyright page reads : "First Edition 1897 / New Impression 1898. 259, [36, ads, undated] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Gray cloth. Fine. Signed at back Percy Chubb. The copyright page reads : "First Edition 1897 / New Impression 1898" 259, [36, ads, undated] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. SOME PRESS OPINIONS OF THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS" are tipped in at front 2pp.
THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS". A Tale of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph - 1898
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THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS". A Tale of the Sea
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1898. London: William Heinemann, 1898. 4 pp undated ads plus 16 pp ads dated Autumn 1897. Original dark grey cloth with life preserver in gilt.
First English Edition of Conrad's third novel (the slightly earlier American edition was titled THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA). This tale was the novel which he saw as a turning point in his imagination and in his career... [It] was to shift his concern from Malay subjects to a much deeper and more intense concern with life and death, the mythical sea and the transient individual, survival itself, themes which in ensuing years would become his major subject matter. [Karl] Conrad planned NARCISSUS to be a short story, to accompany several others he was writing (which would become TALES OF UNREST) -- first referring to it as consisting of "25,000 words at least," six days later projecting it to consist of 30,000, and ultimately bringing it in at well over 50,000. This copy has the ads in the earliest state (16 pp dated Autumn 1897), and is in Supino's binding state "B" (Cagle's ("b") -- with the publisher's spine imprint in uniform small letters (no priority established). This is a bright, near-fine copy (one small, scarcely-perceptible scar in the spine cloth). Supino A3.7.0, binding B, and Plate 4 (this copy, with Supino's notation on the front endpaper); Cagle A3.c.1, binding state b. Housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with inner chemise.
First English Edition of Conrad's third novel (the slightly earlier American edition was titled THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA). This tale was the novel which he saw as a turning point in his imagination and in his career... [It] was to shift his concern from Malay subjects to a much deeper and more intense concern with life and death, the mythical sea and the transient individual, survival itself, themes which in ensuing years would become his major subject matter. [Karl] Conrad planned NARCISSUS to be a short story, to accompany several others he was writing (which would become TALES OF UNREST) -- first referring to it as consisting of "25,000 words at least," six days later projecting it to consist of 30,000, and ultimately bringing it in at well over 50,000. This copy has the ads in the earliest state (16 pp dated Autumn 1897), and is in Supino's binding state "B" (Cagle's ("b") -- with the publisher's spine imprint in uniform small letters (no priority established). This is a bright, near-fine copy (one small, scarcely-perceptible scar in the spine cloth). Supino A3.7.0, binding B, and Plate 4 (this copy, with Supino's notation on the front endpaper); Cagle A3.c.1, binding state b. Housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with inner chemise.
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The Nigger of the "Narcissus". A Tale of the Sea
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THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS." A Tale of the Sea
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London: William Heinemann, 1898. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Conrad, Joseph. THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS." A Tale of the Sea. London: William Heinemann, 1898. First Edition. 8vo., 259pp. + 36 pages of ads at the rear, 2 pages of reviews prior to the half title. First Edition, Second Impression. The copyright page prints: "First Edition 1897 / New Impression 1898". Publisher's slate gray cloth gilt lettered on the spine, the publisher's name in 3 mm high capital letters in gold at the tail; the publisher's gold life preserver enclosing the book title embossed as an ornament on the upper cover. A very good bright copy, the front fly leaf neatly restored, the text block clean & free of blemish. A very uncommon issue published April, 1898 originally published in 1897 in the U.S. as THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA.
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London, William Heinemann, 1898, first British edition, first printing.. Slate gray binding with a life preserver in gilt on front cover, his third novel, issued earlier by Dodd, Mead in America under the title The Children of the Sea A Tale of the Forecastle, this copy with 32 pages of ads at the end, undated and with the publisher's spine imprint in uniform small letters (no priority as to the latter), Cagle A3.c.1, binding state c. Some cocking, very good.
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1898. London: William Heinemann, 1898. 4 pp undated ads plus 16 pp ads dated Autumn 1897. Original dark grey cloth with life preserver in gilt. First English Edition of Conrad's third novel (the slightly earlier American edition was titled THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA); 1,519 copies were printed, and the actual date of publication was in late 1897. This tale was the novel which he saw as a turning point in his imagination and in his career... [It] was to shift his concern from Malay subjects to a much deeper and more intense concern with life and death, the mythical sea and the transient individual, survival itself, themes which in ensuing years would become his major subject matter [Karl]. Conrad planned THE NIGGER to be a short story, to accompany several others he was writing (which would become TALES OF UNREST) -- first referring to it as consisting of "25,000 words at least," six days later projecting it to consist of 30,000, and ultimately bringing it in at well over 50,000. This copy has the ad…
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The Nigger of the "Narcissus". A Tale of the Sea
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London: William Heinemann, 1898. First English edition, binding "b" with the "H" of Heinemann" on the spine all the same size and 32 pp. of ads at end in place earlier ads. [vi], 259, [blank], [32ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey slate cloth, endpapers browned. Very good. First English edition, binding "b" with the "H" of Heinemann" on the spine all the same size and 32 pp. of ads at end in place earlier ads. [vi], 259, [blank], [32ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cagle A3c(1) binding b; Wise, A Conrad library, p. 3
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CONRAD, Joseph. The Nigger of the "Narcissus." A Tale of the Sea. Orig. slate-gray cloth. London: William Heinemann, 1898. First English published edition. Keating 10. A near fine copy in a morocco-backed cloth folding box.
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