Victory.
by CONRAD, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bookplates to front pastedown; else a bright, fresh copy. The jacket has some chipping, most notably at the top of the spine, w
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from detachment and isolation. Featuring arguably the most interesting hero created by Conrad, "Victory" is both a compelling tale of adventure and a perceptive study of the power of love.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44436
- Title
- Victory.
- Author
- CONRAD, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom morocco-backed slipcase.
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplates to front pastedown; else a bright, fresh copy. The jacket has some chipping, most notably at the top of the spine, w
- Edition
- First UK edition, title page lacking the comma after "Stree
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Company,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- [1915].
- Pages
- 415 pp. plus pub. cats., the first dated Spring 1915 and the second 8/5/15.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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