THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows.
by CONRAD, Joseph:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1920. First UK trade edition, first printing. First UK trade edition, first printing. Signed presentation copy. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. A very good copy, the binding square and the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with the bookplate of Sir Robert Jones to the front pastedown and a nick to the fore-edge of the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. The inner rear hinge is cracked but holding (a common issue with this title due to the size and weight of the 416 page text block). Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "Sir Robert Jones / with the greatest / regard and affection / from Joseph Conrad / 1920". The recipient, an eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics, was treating Conrad's wife Jessie. Whilst the last of the three novels in the 'Lingard Trilogy' to be published, after Almayer's Folly (1895) and An Outcast of the Islands (1896), the events related in The Rescue (based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar) precede the earlier publications. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23409
- Title
- THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows.
- Author
- CONRAD, Joseph:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK trade edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.