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Joseph Conrad. Chance. Methuen, 1913.
Price: US$378.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Octavo. The spurious first edition, actually the 4th edition; title page is a cancel, 8 pages of Advertisements dated Autumn 1913, and with no quote mark after Narcissus on the verso of half-title; foxing to prelims, the final pages and the front edge of book block
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
CONRAD. JOSEPH.; .. CHANCE. A Tale in two parts.. Methuen & Co. Ltd. London., 1913, 1913.
Price: US$512.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spurrious First edition. Actually the fourth impression with a cancel title page, stating " First Published 1913" on verso, on the title page stub. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4 inches). 8 page publishers advert dated Autumn 1913 at the rear. Light foxing throughout the pages otherwise a very good copy in a contemporary fine leather binding, by Broadbere of Southampton (and with their small binders label on the front pastedown), of full black morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with multiple wavy lines. Compartments double ruled, lettered, and elaborately decorated, all in gilt. Boards with decorative gilt tooled panel within a decorative border, again, all in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Gilt inner dentelles. A beautifully bound copy of this edition, the less common 1913 Cancel title page issue. Copies with the true 1913 integral title are rare, it is thought that only about fifty survived, and most early copies were issued with cancel title pages dated 1914 - when the book was finally published.:
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. Chance. Methuen & Co. LTD, London, 1913.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. The spurious first edition, actually the 4th edition; title page is a cancel, ads are dated Autumn 1913, and with no quote mark after Narcissus on the verso of half-title. A very good copy, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind; light wear at extremities.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$4166.46 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spurrious First edition. Actually the fourth impression with a cancel title page, stating " First Published 1913" on verso, on the title page stub. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). 8 page publishers advert dated Autumn 1913. A very good copy in publishers green cloth binding with spine decorated and lettered in gilt, including the correct spelling of the publishers name at the bottom. Signed by Joseph Conrad on the front free endpaper, Dated 1923. The top of the signed leaf and the half title page have a small indentation where a paper clip has been used. Aside from some light rubbing to the extremities this is a very good tight copy, the gilt on the spine still strong and bright. Loosely inserted is the front panel from the rare dustwrapper, showing a full colour illustration by J. Dewar Mills within a grey border. The whole panel dark blue with grey title and author. An interesting copy, signed by the author and with part of the wrapper, of the less common 1913 Cancel title page issue. Copies with the true 1913 integral title are rare, it is thought that only about fifty survived, and most early copies were issued with cancel title pages dated 1914 - when the book was finally published.:.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom