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Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the Narcissus. William Heinemann, 1898.
Price: US$53.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Unknown printing (not stated). NO publisher's price present. Visually checked for defects and deviations -- Found: general edge-wear ~ library discard ~ pocket and stickers removed ~ spine damage from sticker removal. Appears to be variant "a" with taller H in Heinemann on the spine. 16 pages of Autumn Announcements, 1897.
Seller: Muhresell, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$57.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Slight foxing fep
Seller: siop lyfrau'r hen bost, Blaenau Ffestiniog, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the "Narcissus"; A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann., London., 1898.
Price: US$256.17 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. Publishers cloth. Ex lending libray copy; the only evidence of this being the contemporaneous bookplate to front pastedown. Endpapers toned. Name neatly penned to front pastedown in contemporaneous hand. A small picture of the author is pasted to the title page. Slightly foxed. Uncut pages.
Seller: Sapience Bookstore, Hexham, United Kingdom
CONRAD, JOSEPH. Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Sea. London: William Heinemann, 1898.
Price: US$268.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: - First Edition, Later Issue - Has 32 pp of advertisers pages and is missing the "Hi" from "His" on page 146 - Board covers lightly worn w/ lettering faded - Spine very slightly cocked w/ ends bumped - Edges of text block tanned - Endpapers unevenly tanned - Some foxing throughout, most heavily to first and final few pages - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - 259/32 pages
Seller: Green Ink Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the "Narcissus" A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$287.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Previous owner's bookplate inside front board with note "believes this to be the first issue." Interior is clean, rough page edges are tanned. Hinge loosening but not cracked. Cover wear, particularly at the top of the spine, to inch missing. This is a very well cared for antique, collectible book. Boards are dark gray, gilt decoration, life ring on front board, "Heinemann" at bottom of spine with large H.
Seller: A Different Chapter, Cairo, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS". A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. First Edition, second impression. Bound in original charcoal gray cloth stamped in gold. Conrad's third book. Owner inscription front paste-down. Minimal cover edge wear. A nice copy. 259 pp. + 26 pp. of ads at rear. Few pages uncut.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the Narcissus, a Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First printing, first issue with ads dated 1897, and the fourth line down on pg. 146 missing "hi" from "his." Hardcover, bound in cloth with publisher's blind stamp on rear panel. The binding rubbed, the foot of its spine chipped; text with a few minor blemishes.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the Narcissus, a Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$485.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good minus first edition, first impression book, no dust jacket. Dark brown clothcovered boards. Page edges untrimmed. Front panel has gold embossed life preserver enclosing the book's title in the upper right corner and gold text on spine. Spine text is scuffed but legible,publisher's name is legible but just. Publisher's name in upper case letters, the "H" is slightly larger than the other letters. Publisher's logo is blind stamped in the lower right corner on back panel. Boards and edges are scuffed overall. Lower half of front panel has rectangular-shaped scuff marks,possibly an indication of previous label. Professional restoration along edges at head andtail of board spine, inside gutters and fore-edge corner tips which are rubbed through but stable. 259pp plus 4pp undated ads plus 16pp Autumn Announcements dated 1897. Pp 146, fourth line down is missing "hi"from "his."Browning to page edges. A few spots, small stains and smudges along margins on internal pages. Several internal pages aredog-eared. Text block is snug. 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. The Nigger of the "Narcissus". A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: The copyright page reads : "First Edition 1897 / New Impression 1898" 259, [36, ads, undated] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. SOME PRESS OPINIONS OF THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS" are tipped in at front 2pp. Gray cloth. Fine. Signed at back Percy Chubb 259, [36, ads, undated] pp. 1 vols. 8vo The copyright page reads : "First Edition 1897 / New Impression 1898".
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
CONRAD, Joseph.. The Nigger of the "Narcissus".. London William Heinemann, 1898.
Price: US$544.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue; 8vo (196 x 142 mm,7¾ x 5½ in); 20pp. publisher's advertisements bound in at end, ink ownership inscriptions to front pastedown and front free endpaper; publisher's dark grey cloth, spine and upper cover gilt-lettered with gilt life buoy design to upper cover, blindstamp to lower cover, leaves uncut, hinges starting to split, extremities slightly rubbed. Dated 1898, the novel was actually issued December 2, 1897, in an edition of 1,500 copies; the advertisements at the rear are dated 1897. Wise 3.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the 'Narcissus:" A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: 259 pp. has the larger "H" and the "hi" is missing from "his" on page 146. Cagle A3c1, binding A. slightly cocked and name on fly [amd half title] else a very good copy in the original slate gray cloth with gilt stamped spine and cover [NB: has a tiny worm hole in the spine]. a presentable copy see scans.
Seller: stephens bookstore, scranton, PA, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS." A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$675.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Conrad, Joseph. THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS." A Tale of the Sea. London: William Heinemann, 1898. First Edition. 8vo., 259pp. + 36 pages of ads at the rear, 2 pages of reviews prior to the half title. First Edition, Second Impression. The copyright page prints: "First Edition 1897 / New Impression 1898". Publisher's slate gray cloth gilt lettered on the spine, the publisher's name in 3 mm high capital letters in gold at the tail; the publisher's gold life preserver enclosing the book title embossed as an ornament on the upper cover. A very good bright copy, the front fly leaf neatly restored, the text block clean & free of blemish. A very uncommon issue published April, 1898 originally published in 1897 in the U.S. as THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Price: US$682.50 + shipping
Description: London, William Heinemann, 1898, first British edition, first printing. Slate gray binding with a life preserver in gilt on front cover, his third novel, issued earlier by Dodd, Mead in America under the title The Children of the Sea A Tale of the Forecastle, this copy with 32 pages of ads at the end, undated and with the publisher's spine imprint in uniform small letters (no priority as to the latter), Cagle A3.c.1, binding state c. Some cocking, very good.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The NIgger of the Narcissus. William Heinemann, 1898.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "The NIgger of the Narcissus" by Joseph Conrad. William Heinemann, London. 1898 first UK edition first printing (with first issue points:publisher's 16 page catalog dated Autumn, 1897; publisher's imprint at base of spine with "H" larger than other capital letters; "hi" missing from "his" on page 146). Good copy, some wear and rubbing to spine and extremities. Internally a clean copy. The Nigger of the 'Narcissus': A Tale of the Forecastle (also subtitled A Tale of the Sea and published in the United States as The Children of the Sea) is an 1897 novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its superb quality compared to earlier works, some critics have described it as marking the start of Conrad's major or middle period; others have placed it as the best work of his early period.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the Narcissus. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1898.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first printing, second issue as per Ahearns with all letters on spine 3mm, 16 page catalogue dated Autumn 1897 at rear. [viii], 259, [4] 16 [ads] pp. About Very Good with rubbing to spine and rear panel cloth, cloth at rear also lifted a bit from board, slight cock to spine, former owners' bookplate and emboss on front free endpaper. The first British publication of the work retitled Children of the Sea in the United States-- not due concerns over the "n"-word but due to the belief that a book with an African American protagonist would not sell.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the "Narcissus". William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British edition, first printing. 259 pp, + 4 pp of undated ads, followed by the publisher's 16 page catalog dated Autumn, 1897; publisher's imprint at base of spine with "H" larger than other capital letters; "hi" missing from "his" on page 146. Very Good; spine cloth darkened, lightly rubbed at ends and joints, with small chipping at the head; small stain to rear cover; previous owner bookplate, bookseller ticket and owner details to front end sheet; pages lightly toned and several hinges show minor separation, though on the whole a rather presentable copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
CONRAD Joseph. The Nigger of the ?Narcissus?. A Tale of the Sea. , 1898.
Price: US$960.65 + shipping
Description: First English edition. 8vo., original slate-grey cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly grazed at extremities, top and fore edges uncut. London, William Heinemann. The binding is in Cagle's state (b), one of two which seem to have been used indiscriminately and seem to have no priority: the advertisements are a variant not noted by him, with the 16 page of publishers' advertisements dated 1897 (the earlier of two types) following a four page insert. The American edition takes precedence over the English, where it was published as The Children of the Sea, a marketing decision based not on sensitivity but because people wouldn't buy books about black people. An excellent copy, near fine, with just a very slight wear to the joints.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the "Narcissus". A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First English edition, binding "b" with the "H" of Heinemann" on the spine all the same size and 32 pp. of ads at end in place earlier ads. [vi], 259, [blank], [32ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cagle A3c(1) binding b; Wise, A Conrad library, p. 3 Grey slate cloth, endpapers browned. Very good [vi], 259, [blank], [32ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo First English edition, binding "b" with the "H" of Heinemann" on the spine all the same size and 32 pp. of ads at end in place earlier ads.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
CONRAD, JOSEPH. The Nigger of the "Narcissus": a Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dark grey cloth, gilt, minor scuffing on the joints. Former owner's name (Alfred B. Perlman) on label inside cover. First edition. Pages rough cut, with the second group of publisher's adverts,16 pp, in rear, uncut after 4pp other ads endpapers browned and foxing on the page edges, but otherwise clean. Heineman on spine all same size indiicating variant B. A particularly nice copy. Critics consider this to be one of Conrad's best stories. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
CONRAD (Joseph). The Nigger of the "Narcissus"; A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$1018.29 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full dark blue morocco, the covers with a gilt fillet border, the spine lettered on contrasting leather labels and dated in gilt with one line panels and tooled bands, hand-marbled endleaves, gilt edges. Original cloth cover bound in at the end.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the “Narcissus”: A Tale of the Sea. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$1199.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original gray decorated cloth. First English Edition. Previous owner’s name “W. Duff” dated “Oct. 98,” five faint fade spots on front cover, Very Good. No Dust Jacket. A great novella that ranks right up there with “Heart of Darkness” as among the best novellas in the English language.
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: gift quality, VERY EARLY BINDING 3/4 leather, marbled boards, gold letters on ribbed spine DATE PUBLISHED: 1898 EDITION: FIRST ED 259
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
CONRAD, Joseph. The nigger of the "Narcissus.". William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: Original publisher's slate-colored cloth with gilt stamping on front cover, and with the imprint on spine uniform. An excellent copy.
Seller: B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the Narcissus. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy, inoriginal slate-grey, the lettering on the backstrap and device on the front cover in gilt. The H in Heinemann on the bachstrap uniform with the other letters, edges rough trimmed. With 4pp of publishers advertisements, forming signature s2 and 32 pp of publishers ads tipped in, Ralph Smith bookplate. Purchased at auction 1973. Digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall please view photos before buying
Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia
Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the Narcissus. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$5600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy, inoriginal slate-grey, the lettering on the backstrap and device on the front cover in gilt. The H in Heinemann on the bachstrap uniform with the other letters, edges rough trimmed. With 4pp of publishers advertisements, forming signature s2 and 32 pp of publishers ads tipped in, Ralph Smith bookplate. Purchased at auction 1973. Digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia