Chance

by Conrad, Joseph

It is a mighty force that of mere chance, absolutely irresistible yet manifesting itself often in delicate forms such for instance as the charm, true or illusory, of a human being' In Flora de Barral, the slender, dreamy, morbidly charming daughter of a parvenu financier, Conrad creates his most complex heroine and one of his most unrelenting, but not unhopeful, novels of emotional isolation. Neglected by her bankrupt father and rejected by her governess, drifting into abstraction and despair, Flora takes refuge at sea on Captain Anthony's ship, where tragedy and her transformation begin. When published in 1913, Chance was an immediate success. Arnold Bennett wrote that 'this is a discouraging book for a writer because he damn well knows he can't write as well as this'; while an anonymous reviewer in Punch declared that 'the whole thing is much nearer wizardry than workmanship'.

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by Joseph Conrad

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1930
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UK: Metheun, 1930. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 24th Edition 1930. Book is very good and quite bright. Spine tips rubbed. Contents good. The wrapper is good+ and quite bright. Loss to edges. Larger loss to rear edge. Edges rubbed, nicked and with a few small… Read more about this item
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Chance : A Tale in Two Parts [Clive Coates's copy]
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by CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924)

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1914
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London: Methuen, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First Impression of the novel that revived Conrad's career, outselling all his previous publications, in the first published state, with cancel title leaf (dated 1914 on verso), spine brass reading "METHVEN," closed quotes after "Narcissus" on half-title verso, 8-page catalogue dated Autumn 1913 with The Harrovians top of p. 6, and… Read more about this item
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
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by Conrad, Joseph

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1913
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Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913. First American, pre-publication state. Hardbound. name and date [1913] on fly, list on typos on rear pastedown, and spine a little dull else a very good copy. preserved in a modest slipcase. see scans. NB: Both hinges starting a tad at the bottom.. the rare first issue. one of perhaps 150 copies released.… Read more about this item
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts, Canterbury Edition, Complete Works, Volume II

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts, Canterbury Edition, Complete Works, Volume II

by Conrad, Joseph

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1924
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1924. This handsome volume is from a set of Conrad that was published exclusively by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Wm. H. Wise & Co. of New York. (I am offering other volumes from this broken set as well). The book is bound in a woven khaki cloth, with blind-stamped borders and a vignette… Read more about this item
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Chance: a Tale in Two Parts

by Conrad, Joseph

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First edition, first published state, with 1914 cancel title. Wi
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1914
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Vii, [i], 406, [2] pp., + 8 pp. catalogue dated "Autumn 1913". 1 vols. 8vo
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London: Methuen, 1914. First edition, first published state, with 1914 cancel title. Without closing quotes around Narcissus on verso of half-title. vii, [i], 406, [2] pp., + 8 pp. catalogue dated "Autumn 1913". 1 vols. 8vo. Original green gilt-decorated cloth (Cagle's binding b). Fine. First edition, first published state, with 1914 cancel title. Without closing quotes around Narcissus… Read more about this item
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing; later issue with 1914 and double rule border on copyright page. Very Good. Light rubbing to cloth at extremities, slight dulling to gilt on spine. Foxing to edge of page block and occasionally to toned pages. A very lovely copy.
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

by Conrad, Joseph

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1914
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London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1914 First edition, second issue, with the title page as a cancel leaf pasted upon the remaining hinge left by the removed first issue title page and with eight pages of publisher's advertisements dated August 1913 bound in at the end of the text. Earliest obtainable issue; "only some fifty copies of the first edition… Read more about this item
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by CONRAD, Joseph

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1914
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London: Methuen, 1914. First Edition. Second issue. Original green cloth, stamped in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; [viii],[408],8pp; 8-page publisher's catalogue at rear, dated Autumn 1913. Sound but rubbed, front board bowed, restorations to front board, occasional foxing, general wear: Good only. EHRSAM 2068.
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by CONRAD, JOSEPH

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FE. CONRAD, Joseph. CHANCE. A Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., (1913). Spurious First edition, likely fourth issue, with tipped-in title page with 1913 date on verso. Copy of advertisements with 8 pages Autumn 1913. Wear to crown of spine, book plate of noted book collector Herschel V. Jones (see Wikipedia) on front pastedown, overall just… Read more about this item
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts. Heron Complete Works of Conrad

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts. Heron Complete Works of Conrad

by Conrad, Joseph

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1969
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London: Heron Books. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Nick to lower front hinge. 1969. Reprint. Blue hardback leatherette cover. 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 447pp. .
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CHANCE A Tale in Two Parts

CHANCE A Tale in Two Parts

by Joseph Conrad

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1925
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New York: Doubleday. 1925. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in decorative boards. Toning to pages. Scuffing to page edges. Shelf wear to panels. Wear to spine. Edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Chance : A Tale in Two Parts [Paul Lemperly's copy]
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by CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924)

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1914
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London: Methuen, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First Impression, in the first published state, of the novel that revived Conrad's career, outselling all his previous publications. With cancel title leaf (dated 1914 on verso), spine brass reading "METHVEN," closed quotes after "Narcissus" in the list of Conrad's works facing the title page, 8-page catalogue dated Autumn 1913 with… Read more about this item
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

by CONRAD, Joseph

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Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. First Canadian edition. Date taken from ads in rear. 406, 31(ads) pp. Green cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Owner name and inked price on front fly with modest scattered foxing on pages, edgeworn with short tears along the joints, gutter at pages 30-31 of ads neatly strengthened, about very good.… Read more about this item
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

by Joseph Conrad

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Gresham Publishing, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 1925. Medallion Edition. 447 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some sunning to spine and edges. Small marks… Read more about this item
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HARDBACK "AUTHOR SIGNED," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 2008* Publisher: Orchard Books.* Binding and cover condition: Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine and gilt vignette to face. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper showing Beryl the Pig. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, giving a… Read more about this item
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Chance (World's Classics S.)

by Conrad, Joseph

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0192817094
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Chance [World's Classics]

by Joseph Conrad

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1990
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Softcover
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1990. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Neglected by her bankrupt father and rejected by her governess, drifting into abstraction and despair, Flora takes refuge at sea on Captain Anthony's ship, where tragedy and her transformation begin. 475 pages. Pages browned. Cover has a crease. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more about this item
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by Conrad, Joseph

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Used - 7th impression (Feb 1914) just 6 weeks months after 1st, green clothbound boards clean, gilt titling and patterns on spine sligh
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7th
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1914
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London: Methuen & Co, 1914. 7th. hardback. 7th impression (Feb 1914) just 6 weeks months after 1st, green clothbound boards clean, gilt titling and patterns on spine slightly rubbed; pages unmarked and reasonably tight. Owner's inscription on ffep, reproduction of pencil portrait of Conrad glued to front pastedown.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Published following… Read more about this item
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

by Joseph Conrad

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1925
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John Grant, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1925. No Edition Remarks. 447 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to free endpapers. Ownership… Read more about this item
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Chance : A Tale in Two Parts

Chance : A Tale in Two Parts

by Joseph Conrad

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1990
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1990. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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