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Victory.

by CONRAD, Joseph

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Bookplates to front pastedown; else a bright, fresh copy. The jacket has some chipping, most notably at the top of the spine, w
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London:: Methuen and Company,, [1915].. First UK edition, title page lacking the comma after "Street" on the title page and with . publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom morocco-backed slipcase.. Bookplates to front pastedown; else a bright, fresh copy. The jacket has some chipping, most notably at the top of the spine, where the lettering of the title is affected. The printed price of 6 shillings has been hand-corrected to "16." Otherwise a bright example of a scarce jacket.. 8vo,. Supino A 19.7.0 (note): "Some copies of the first (or third) impression" lack the comma and have ads dated as in this copy.

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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Bookseller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books US (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,

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