London: Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hard cover. Red cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine is clean and unworn. Top edge of textblock tinted blue and has a faint dampstain. Previous owner's name label on ffep. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Lacking DJ ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 396 pages .

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: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8920
Title: VICTORY: An Island Tale
Author: Conrad, Joseph
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: N.D.

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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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...