Premium pages left without account:

Auction archive: Lot number 166

CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories

Estimate
US$600 - US$900
Price realised:
US$2,375
Auction archive: Lot number 166

CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories

Estimate
US$600 - US$900
Price realised:
US$2,375
Beschreibung:

CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories . Edinburgh and London: Blackwood, 1902. First edition, first state, with the 10/02 publisher's catalogue at rear. Original gray-green cloth. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches (19 x 12.5 cm); [4]ff., 375 pp. Spine dulled, light wear, one corner bumped; within, name on endpaper, a clean copy; Together with Tales of Unrest. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. First edition, first issue with top edge gilt, others uncut). Original green cloth, housed in a custom slipcase. 8 x 4 5/8 inches (20 x 12 cm); [4] ff., 297 pp., plus ads. Minor spotting, traces of name on front paste-down; and Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. First edition in book form, first issue. Original blue cloth with titling and decoration in pale blue. 7 x 4 3/8 inches (18 x 12 cm); (iv) ff., 480 pp. Upper corner a trifle bumped. The first work contains the first appearance of Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Also included in the group is a copy of Tales of Hearsay, in jacket. C Property of a Titled English Lady

Auction archive: Lot number 166
Auction:
Datum:
9 Apr 2014
Auction house:
Doyle New York - Auctioneers & Appraisers
East 87th Street 75
New York, NY 10128
United States
info@doyle.com
+1 (0)212 4272730
Beschreibung:

CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories . Edinburgh and London: Blackwood, 1902. First edition, first state, with the 10/02 publisher's catalogue at rear. Original gray-green cloth. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches (19 x 12.5 cm); [4]ff., 375 pp. Spine dulled, light wear, one corner bumped; within, name on endpaper, a clean copy; Together with Tales of Unrest. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. First edition, first issue with top edge gilt, others uncut). Original green cloth, housed in a custom slipcase. 8 x 4 5/8 inches (20 x 12 cm); [4] ff., 297 pp., plus ads. Minor spotting, traces of name on front paste-down; and Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. First edition in book form, first issue. Original blue cloth with titling and decoration in pale blue. 7 x 4 3/8 inches (18 x 12 cm); (iv) ff., 480 pp. Upper corner a trifle bumped. The first work contains the first appearance of Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Also included in the group is a copy of Tales of Hearsay, in jacket. C Property of a Titled English Lady

Auction archive: Lot number 166
Auction:
Datum:
9 Apr 2014
Auction house:
Doyle New York - Auctioneers & Appraisers
East 87th Street 75
New York, NY 10128
United States
info@doyle.com
+1 (0)212 4272730
Try LotSearch

Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!

  • Search lots and bid
  • Price database and artist analysis
  • Alerts for your searches
Create an alert now!

Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.

Create an alert