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The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
by Joseph Conrad
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of the final volume in Joseph Conrad's Lingard Trilogy This late novel by Joseph Conrad follows Captain Tom Lingard as he travels the Malayan archipelago. The novel is often grouped with Almayer's Folly, and An Outcast of the Islands. Although these two novels by Conrad were published over twenty years earlier, all three works share the same protagonist, and are all loosely based on Conrad's experiences as a mate on the Vidar. Ink inscription to recto of front endpaper reads, 'Rosamund Jay. 1920. From P.W.' In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards with some marginal wear to the extremities. A little bumped to the head and tail of the spine. Rear hinge starting, but firm. Some light offsetting to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Civil war rages between the native tribes of the Malay straits. Captain Tim Wingard sides with the Rajah Hassim. But as is the case with so much in the Far East, nothing is quite straightforward and events unfold by indirection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846N42
- Title
- The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
- Author
- Joseph Conrad
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows Joseph Conrad Lingard Trilogy Vidar Joseph Conrad
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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