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Joseph Conrad. Nostromo: a tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers: New York, 1904.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: This is the first American edition with the typo 'Eruope,' BUT it does have condition issues. Octavo, 7 2/3? tall, 631 pages, gilt titles and orange and black decorations on green cloth. A very good minus overall, generally clean but light soiling to the cover, with moderate shelf wear and rubbing at all corners, BUT one bottom fore-corner through to boards, and top and bottom of spine ends just barely starting to fray, binding otherwise solid, text paper light to moderately yellowed, but fore-edges darkened. Without dust jacket. Very good minus rather that good plus because the thick volume is unusually square,

Seller: Avenue Victor Hugo Books, Newmarket, NH, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo : A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, 1904.

Price: US$97.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 631pp. This copy has the misspelling of "Europe" (as Eruope) on p. 201. Bottom edge of one leaf has a tiny tear. Text block edges are lightly soiled. Covers are lightly rubbed and lightly soiled. Top third of spine has been repaired with brown archival tape. Selling online since 1999. Quick shipping; Secure packing; Free tracking!

Seller: LJ's Books, Green Valley, AZ, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.

Price: US$145.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First American edition. “Published November, 1904” to the copyright page. 631pp. Europe misspelled as Eruope on page 201. Very gently read, text block is solid. Ink signature and very small bookseller sticker to the verso of the front board, neat fountain pen signature and date, 1914 to the ffep, some smudging and soiling to both. Odd finger smudge throughout. Bit of foxing to the first handful of pages. Hinges are starting but still very solid. Green cloth boards are a gently bumped and rubbed to extremities. 4mm strip of cloth at the head of the spine is separated; 4mm strip of cloth missing at the foot of the spine. Bright gilt titles to the spine and front board. Orange and black ink shovel and flower design stamped to the front board.

Seller: Bailey Books, St.Albert, AB, Canada

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A tale of the seaboard. Harper & Brothers, 1904.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Publisher's green cloth with brown stamping and gilt lettering. About Very Good with cloth at head and tail worn away, front inner hinge repaired. Not a bad copy.

Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

CONRAD, Joseph. Nostromo. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1904.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: 1st American Edition. 8vo. Original decorated cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket. Residue of previous bookplate on front endpaper and front free endpaper recto. Light wear at spine ends and binding edges. Very good.

Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.

Joseph Conrad. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York & London, 1904.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Spine cracked. One of Conrad's major works.

Seller: BROWNVILLE EDUCATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BROWNVILLE, NE, U.S.A.

Joseph Conrad. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, 1904.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First American edition. Water damage to the bottom edge of the text bock. As-Is.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo a tale of the seaboard. Harper & Brothers, London and New York, 1904.

Price: US$194.93 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First English edition. First issue with the missprinted page number 187. 8vo. Pp 480. Original cloth with rubbing to extremities and staining to the lower third of front cover possibly caused by the removal of a sticker. Inner rear hinge cracked. Edges dusty. Foxing to half and title pages and the following few leaves; thereafter scattered foxing. Prominent signature and address to front free endpaper.

Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. New York. Harper & Brothers, 1904, 1904.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st American Edition. Very minor wear on back cloth cover, otherwise book is Good+ condition. Scarce.

Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. NOSTROMO Custom Clamshell Case Only. (NO BOOK INCLUDED). Harper & Brothers, London, New York, 1904.

Price: US$260.00 + shipping

Description: Conrad, Joseph's NOSTROMO Custom Clamshell Case Only. New York - London, Harper & Brothers: [1904, Book Date] Excellent Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] For your First Edition. Elegant Black NUBA with black sides, Custom Gilt- Stamped Titles to spine. Embossed [sculpted] design on the side inspired from the brilliant story. Finished in rich Black velour on the interior. A superb & unique protective clamshell case for the first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Collection. "Books definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included.

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada

Conrad, Joseph.. Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard.. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1904.

Price: US$311.84 + shipping

Description: (6),630,(2) S. Illustr. Orig.-Kaliko. 1., von Conrad korrigierte, im Jahr der Erstausgabe erschienene amerikanische Ausgabe, November 1904. - Weitere Bilder finden Sie auf unserer Internetseite Riemberg Antiquariat.- Einband etwas berieben und gering fleckig; Kapitale, Ecken und Kanten etwas berieben und bestoßen; Schnitt gering fleckig; Titelblatt gering fingerfleckig; ansonsten schönes Exemplar.

Seller: terrahe.oswald, Gangkofen, Germany

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1904.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: TRUE FIRST EDITION. First British edition, first printing, first state, with title page dated 1904, page 187 misprinted as "871" and last page correctly printed as "480." Rubbing along front board from large removed label, else Very Good.

Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo. Harper and Brothers, 1904.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: Green cloth decoratively stamped in gilt, rust and black. Bookplate, endpapers very slighty tanned, overall near fine to fine and bright in custom mylar cover.

Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York & London, 1904.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1904. Joseph Conrad (Josef Teodor Korzeniowski, 1857-1924) is one of the most influential writers of the modern era. "Nostromo" was originally published as a serial; it is considered one of his best novels. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Green decorative cloth binding, with the design in black, orange, and gilt; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 631 pages. Text remains bright and fresh; with the mis-spelling on p. 201. There are small, faint stamps on the FFEP and rear paste-down. Some rubbing at the margins, generally light but with a small bit of fray at the crown of the spine. A very attractive copy; in an archival plastic protector. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph.. Nostromo A Tale of the Seaboard.. NY, Harper & Brothers, 1904, 1904.

Price: US$367.50 + shipping

Description: NY, Harper & Brothers, 1904, first American edition, first printing. Original green cloth with front decorated in orange and black with title and author in gilt, Smith 11, Keating 62, bookplate on front pastedown from the A. M. McGregor Home, Tootier McGregor established the A. M. McGregory Home in 1904 in East Cleveland, OH to honor her late husband, Ambrose, a close associate of John D. Rockefeller. Very good plus.

Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.

Joseph Conrad. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, London, 1904.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. First Edition, First State with p. 187 misprinted 871. Thick octavo; publisher's blue cloth, upper cover lettered in pale blue, gilt-lettered spine; [8],480pp. Cloth significantly worn along extremities with rather messy exposure at spine ends and bottom margin of rear cover, textblock a bit toned and shaken in binding; a Good, internally clean and sound copy, difficult to find in any kind of presentable condition. WISE 15.

Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

CONRAD, Joseph. Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. harper, New York, 1904.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, green cloth, stamped in orange black & gilt; light binding wear. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. First American Edition. First issue, with date on title, p. 480 numbered correctly, and "Europe"misspelled on p. 201. Newspaper clipping re: Conrad glued to end-paper, and bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: First American Edition. This edition includes Conrad's revisions to the serial version, but differs from the first English edition in punctuation, capitalization and even paragraphing. 480 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cagle A10b.1; Keating 62 First American Edition. This edition includes Conrad's revisions to the serial version, but differs from the first English edition in punctuation, capitalization and even paragraphing.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. NOSTROMO. A Tale of the Seaboard. , 1904.

Price: US$495.00 + shipping

Description: New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Original green cloth decorated in orange and black. First American Edition of Conrad's well-known novel involving a South American silver mine, and the corruption and dishonesty fostered by its riches. Conrad was extending his "Lord Jim" theme: that the man who slowly grows rich can be a victim of the silver, not its conqueror; that wealth is not something gained but a trap for those who relinquish, however momentarily, their sense of themselves. [Karl] This copy is bright and near-fine (very slight rubbing at the extremities). Cagle A10b.

Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1904.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: 630pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover, and an orange and black ink stamped floral and shovel design on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers are gently bumped and rubbed. Very minor spine lean. The cloth at the foot of the spine is just a little frayed. Light scratching to the edges of the text block. The text block is cracked at the title page, and there is a very small stain on the title page. The text block is just starting to crack at p. 251. The pages are tanned. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born English author and master mariner, famous for writing "Heart of Darkness" in 1902.

Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo, A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1904.

Price: US$519.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First American Edition. No DJ. Decorated Binding; design not attributed. Very light wear and soiling of the covers and spine. Unmarked pages. This work has been reissued many times in many formats, but nothing compares with owning a copy in its original first edition state. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested. Condition: Near Fine

Seller: Ironwood Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. NOSTROMO. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Octavo. First issue with "Eruope" on p. 201, p. 480 numbered correctly, date on title page. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. Near fine copy with owner inscription title page. 630 pp.

Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard.. Harper & Brothers, London and New York, 1904.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Footnote on bottom of page 480 states "Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles." Good plus first English edition book with all points. No dustjacket. Original dark blue clothwith light blue stamped text and graphics on the front panel and gilt text with light blue graphics on spine. Boards are scuffed overall with patchy discoloration. Spine folds are rubbed and beginning to separate in several places. Edges at head and tail of board spine are rubbed and split in several places; fraying and tiny closed tears on the corner tips and points. Fore-edge corners are turned in and rubbed through. Front paste down shows evidence of roughly removed bookplate. Soil and smudges on paste down and free end papers. Inside hinges are cracked. Foxing on outside page edges; foxing on inside is limited to first and last several pages. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. NOSTROMO. A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, London, 1904.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Octavo. True first edition. First issue with p. 187 misprinted "871." Limited to 2000 copies. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering spine. Very good copy with edge wear, scuffs to boards, scattered foxing, rear hinge cracked, but intact. 480 pp.

Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph [Joseph Teador Konrad Korzeniowski]. Nostromo / A Tale Of The Seaboard (First Edition, 1904). Harper & Brothers, London and New York, 1904.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 480 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Stamped In Gilt, Front Cover Stamped In Blind. True First Edition ( London), First Issue With All Points. 1904 Date On Title Page; Misprint On P. 187 ( Page Number Reads "871"); Last Page (Correctly) Numbered 480. Spine Has Title, Author And Publisher's Name ( "Harpers" ) In Gilt. Blindstamped Title And Author And Wave Designs On Front Cover. Overall A Clean, Bright, Attractive Copy With Some Wear. Gilt Lettering Overall Bright, A Little Dulling And Wear, Tiny Frays At Points Of Tips And At One Pinpoint On Top Of Spine; 1/8" Closed Tear Top Of Spine; Top And Bottom Of Spine Bumped. Inverness Bookseller's Label Front Pastedown. Very Slight Foxing To First And Last Few Pages. Some Roughness To Upper Right Of First Free Endpaper, Presumably Bookseller's Erasures. Slight Flecking Of Blue Color (To Light Blue) In Small Areas Of Rear Cover.

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. NOSTROMO. A Tale of the Seaboard. , 1904.

Price: US$1350.00 + shipping

Description: London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Original dark blue cloth decorated in light blue. First Edition of Conrad's great novel involving a South American silver mine, and the corruption and dishonesty fostered by its riches. Conrad was extending his "Lord Jim" theme: that the man who slowly grows rich can be a victim of the silver, not its conqueror; that wealth is not something gained but a trap for those who relinquish, however momentarily, their sense of themselves. It was no coincidence that Conrad was in severe financial straits during the years that he wrote these novels. Despite (or perhaps reflecting) the two and a half years Conrad spent laboring over NOSTROMO, the book was not widely acclaimed upon its publication: The reviews were nearly all bound to discourage the reader. [John] Buchan's estimation is characteristic: "It is not a book which the casual reader will appreciate. The sequence of events has to be sought painfully through the mazes of irrelevancy with which the author tries to mislead us. But it is a book which will repay those who give it the close attention which it deserves" [Karl]. Today there are many readers, both those who love NOSTROMO and those who cannot get through it, who would still agree with Buchan. According to Supino, the first edition consisted of 2000 domestic copies (such as this), plus 1000 colonial copies with George Bell preliminary leaves; we find NOSTROMO to be rather scarce, about third or fourth among Conrad's books. This is a bright, close-to-fine copy -- no soil, no foxing, endpapers intact, no wear other than a tiny spot on the front joint and a few faint scratches on the rear cover. Supino A10.1.0; Cagle A10a.1; one of the "Modern Library 100" great novels of the 20th Century.

Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, London, 1904.

Price: US$1800.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 480pp. First British edition, first printing; first state with page 187 numbered as 871 and final page correctly numbered. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in light blue, with titles in gilt on the spine. Very Good or better, with rubbing to cloth at extremities, several small spots to textblock edge, toning to pages and foxing mainly to early and terminal pages. A lovely copy.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard.. Harper & Brothers, London, 1904.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of what many consider to be Conrad's masterpiece, one of 2000 examples. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt. An excellent near fine example with light shelfwear, with the spine gilt nice and bright. A very sharp example. A gripping tale of capitalist exploitation and rebellion, set in the fictional South American mining town of Sulaco, Conrad employs flashbacks and glimpses of the future to depict the lure of silver and its effects on men. "Nostromo" is a classic tale of the power of money, its ability to corrupt and the turmoil that this corruption can create. Conrad's deep moral consciousness and masterful narrative technique are at their best in what many consider one of his best works. Named by Modern Library as one of top 100 novels of the twentieth century.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper, London, 1904.

Price: US$2749.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Original blue cloth. First Edition, First Printing with page 187 misprinted as 871.Previous owner’s name in ink, Very Good. Together with Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Original green decorated cloth. First American Edition, First Issue with “1904” on title page, “Eruope” on page 201, and page 408 numbered correctly. Considered the best of Conrad’s long fiction. Signature of Sam. J. Shepherd, portrait of Conrad tipped in on front flyleaf, no Dust Jacket, Near Fine.

Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.

Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard. Harper & Brothers, London, 1904.

Price: US$5000.00 + shipping

Description: First British edition, first printing; first state with page 187 numbered as 871 and final page correctly numbered. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in light blue, with titles in gilt on the spine. About Fine with slight dulling to spine, slight rippling to cloth at fore edge of rear cover, former owner bookplate to front pastedown, rear inner hinge slightly cracked. A much nicer copy than normally encountered with the title stamping on the upper board unusually sharp and crisp.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.