CONRAD, JOSEPH. The Children of the Sea. A Tale of the Forecastle. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1897. 12mo, original pictorial blue-gray cloth, spine slightly faded, front inner hinge cracked, blue half morocco gilt folding case. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION of The Nigger of the "Narcissus. " Smith 3. Tipped in: Typed letter signed from Conrad to "Dear Mr. Miller," Oswalds, Bishopsbourne, 26 January 1922, one page, 4to , greeting and closing in Conrad's holograph: "It was very good of you to send me the assurance of the British Fund's efficient distribution. If the result is what you say...then it is an unequalled triumph of personal character and devotion in the cause of humanity on the part of all the workers on the spot; even if we keep in view the fact that the men responsible for the present state of Russia are anxious, for reasons which we all know, not to hurt the emotional susceptibilities of public opinion in this country."
CONRAD, JOSEPH. The Children of the Sea. A Tale of the Forecastle. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1897. 12mo, original pictorial blue-gray cloth, spine slightly faded, front inner hinge cracked, blue half morocco gilt folding case. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION of The Nigger of the "Narcissus. " Smith 3. Tipped in: Typed letter signed from Conrad to "Dear Mr. Miller," Oswalds, Bishopsbourne, 26 January 1922, one page, 4to , greeting and closing in Conrad's holograph: "It was very good of you to send me the assurance of the British Fund's efficient distribution. If the result is what you say...then it is an unequalled triumph of personal character and devotion in the cause of humanity on the part of all the workers on the spot; even if we keep in view the fact that the men responsible for the present state of Russia are anxious, for reasons which we all know, not to hurt the emotional susceptibilities of public opinion in this country."
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