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The Rover

The Rover

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The Rover

by Conrad, Joseph

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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Fine /Solander / Clamshell Box
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company 1923. 8vo.Signed Limited Edition. This is copy no. 193 of an edition limited to 375 copies signed by the author Joseph Conrad on the limitation leaf. 371 pp. Publisher's original gilt-decorated paper-covered boards. Top edge gilt. Clear acetate jacket. In custom Asprey's quarter morocco solander box with gilt panels and lettering to spine. Without the publisher's slipcase and paper jacket. From the library of Stanley Seeger with his bookplate to front pastedown and inside panel of box. Minor nick to front endpaper. Book and solander box in Fine condition. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Numbered Edition. 1923.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
55433
Title
The Rover
Author
Conrad, Joseph
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Solander / Clamshell Box
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Limited Numbered Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Doubleday, Page & Company 1923
Place of Publication
Garden City
Date Published
1923
Size
8vo.Signed Limited Edition
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Joseph Conrad,Signed,First Editions
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Modern First Editions;

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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Top Edge Gilt
Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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....
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...

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