The Secret Agent, a Simple Tale

1907. London: Methuen & Co., (1907). 40 pp ads dated Sept 1907. Original deep red cloth with gilt-decorated spine. First Edition of Conrad's tale of espionage sited in Russia. The idea for the story came from an actual 1890s revolutionary attempt to blow up the Observatory at Greenwich. Conrad initially planned this to be a short story (titled… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First American edition. 373ppo. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth. Spine a bit cocked and edges sunned, a very good copy. First American edition. 373ppo. 1 vols. 8vo. Cagle has identified more than one hundred variants between the English and American editions, mostly "the type of corrections easily made in proof,… Read more about this item

1907. London: Methuen & Co., (1907). 40 pp ads dated Sept 1907. Original deep red cloth with gilt-decorated spine. First Edition of this tale of espionage sited in Russia. The idea for the story came from an actual 1890s revolutionary attempt to blow up the Observatory at Greenwich. Conrad initially planned this to be a short story (titled… Read more about this item

1907. [the Charlie Watts copy] London: Methuen & Co., (1907). 40 pp ads dated Sept 1907. Original deep red cloth with gilt-decorated spine. First Edition of Conrad's tale of espionage sited in Russia. The idea for the story came from an actual 1890s revolutionary attempt to blow up the Observatory at Greenwich. Conrad initially planned this to be… Read more about this item

London, Pan Books, 1975; 0 330 24129 X. Softcover. A Pan Classic. Very good condition. 239pp with a critical supplement. Light tanning at edges. " This is an exciting and masterful story of anarchists and revolutionaries." .

Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Doubleday, Page & Company 1926 kent edition. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text.

J.M. Dent, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1947. Collected Edition. 316 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light… Read more about this item

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. Present Collected Edition. 316 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co, 1924. Hardcover. Good. 1924. 13th Edition. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co Ltd., 1943. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1943. 20th Edition. 300 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning… Read more about this item

The Folio Society, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. 1999. No Edition Remarks. 270 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Decorated blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Included blue slipcase. Illustrations by Francis Mosley. Introduction by Colin Ward. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co Ltd., 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. 20th Edition. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to rear board.

London: Methuen & Co., 1907. . First edition, first impression (adverts dated 1907; misprint at p.117 reads ‘be be’ for ‘to be’), pp.(iii),442,40(publisher’s adverts), uncut, red cloth, gilt, decorative gilt motifs to spine; pictorial ownership bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, foxing to prelims and to fore-edges (occasionally affecting margins), some rubbing to extremities, a very good, rather bright copy.… Read more about this item

LONDON, THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 1999. FIRST PRINTING. NEAR FINE COPY IN NEAR FINE SLIPCASE. INTRODUCTION BY COLIN WARD AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANCIS MOSLEY.

London: Methuen, 1920. 10th edition. Nice copy. small octavo. orig. cloth 442pp., Some mottling to rear boards & end papers o/w a nice copy in bright green cloth with black titles at spine

DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY. Used - Good. Good condition. (sea stories) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Paperback. Very Good.

NY: ANCHOR PAPERBACK. VG. PAPERBACK. 1953.

GB: Penguin Modern Classics, 1979. Library stamp on title page.. Reprint Thus. Paperback. G++.

Kennebec Large Print, 2011-02-16. Paperback. Used: Good.