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CONRAD, Joseph. The Rescue. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st. British trade edition. 416pp. Hardcover in green cloth, no dustjacket. G+,some small splits in cloth to spine, binding tight. Clean unmarked interior. Decent reading copy! Weight, 638g.
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue. J. M. Dent, 1920.
Price: US$9.03 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1920 first dent edition on green cloth
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue: A Romance Of The Shallows. London, J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. Good condition. No dust jacket. Top of spine lightly worn, front interior hinge slightly week. Interior tight and clean. 12mo, Green cloth with blind stamp on cover, Gilt title lettering on spine. 416 pgs.
Seller: Martin Kaukas Books, Manchester, VT, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue. A romance of the shallows. London: J. M. Dent, 1920.
Price: US$10.39 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 13 (Mother's Day Sale item)* first trade edition; 416 pp., original gilt & blind stamped green cloth (hardcover), lacks the jacket, spotting to the front cover, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The rescue. J.M. Dent & sons, 1920.
Price: US$11.67 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Leggermente consumata. Manca la sovracopertina Condizioni dell'interno: Leggere tracce d'umidita'
Seller: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italy
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1920.
Price: US$15.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Very Good + copy with very small are of wear to foot of spine.
Seller: Fountain Books (Steve Moody), Eastleigh, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. Dent, GB, 1920.
Price: US$15.51 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bumped. The rear hinge is weak.
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
JOSEPH CONRAD. THE RESCUE. A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS. J.M. DENT & SONS LTD., 1920.
Price: US$18.83 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60063978: 1920. In-12. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Couv. partiel. décollorée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 416 pages. Texte en anglais. Dos frotté et plié. Coiffes légèrement abîmées. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
JOSEPH CONRAD. THE RESCUE. J.M. DENT & SONS, LONDON, 1920.
Price: US$19.35 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hard cover. Green boards with gilt decoration and titles on spine. Area of label residue on front board. Moderare wear on board edges. Lightly tanned pages. Damage to some areas of the central binding but all pages are secure and text affected. Corner folds/creases on a few pages. NB: appears to have been used as a study text. Comments written in the margin in pencil alongside text on a few pages. Otherwise no inscriptions. Strong binding.
Seller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS, THETFORD, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph.. THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS.. J M Dent, 1920.
Price: US$21.93 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1920. J M Dent. Book-Good, spine darkened and thinned, edges rubbed, extremities worn, pages darkened. 8x5.5. 416pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph.. The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows.. London u Toronto Dent & Sons, 1920.
Price: US$22.21 + shipping
Description: 416 pp. Original cloth. First regular english edition (after the first american ed. and Dent`s private edition of 40 copies only). - Binding with traces of damp, spine with crease. Rear inner hinge broken, front inner hinge slacked. Gewicht (Gramm): 648
Seller: Müller & Gräff e.K., Stuttgart, Germany
Conrad, Joseph.. THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS.. , 1920.
Price: US$24.84 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No date (c.1920). J. M. Dent. Hard Cover. Book- spine ends wear and detached from back cover, corners wear, endpapers some discolouration otherwise VG, gilt titles on spine. 8x5. 416pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue. J. M. Dent, 1920.
Price: US$25.54 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. The Rescue : A Romance of the Shallows, by Joseph Conrad, published by Dent, 1920. LIght wear to original green cloth boards, with a small nick to the spine, the spine of the book seems to have been toched by damp and a little water marking has been cast to the free end pages but contents are clean and the binding is sound.
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue. J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$32.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition, blotch marks to lower portions of boards, inner hinges weak, shading to end papers, wrapper frayed at edges with some discolouration & loss, photos available on request.
Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United Kingdom
CONRAD, Joseph.. The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows.. , 1920.
Price: US$32.25 + shipping
Description: First edition. J.M. Dent, London. 1920. Hardback with DW. 416 pages. DW worn and rubbed and in two parts - front panel and flap detached from the rest along fold at spine; end-papers browned, inscription to front paste-down. Overall still a nice copy of this modern first edition.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First English "published" edition, primary binding *Cagle* A49b; *Keating* 133; *Wise* 57; *Smith* 23. Octavo. 416pp. Sage green cloth printed in black. Former owner's inscription on front fly, a good to very good copy with moderate wear and slight fraying on edges of the spine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.46 + shipping
Description: First edition. 416 pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering, bllindstamped decoration on front, no dust jacket. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped, covers slightly soiled and rubbed. Front hinge slightly weak.
Seller: Rönnells Antikvariat AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue A Romanve of the Shallows. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1920.
Price: US$39.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First impression which is in clean sound condition. The green cloth boards look very bright and fresh, albeit the title lettering on the spine is somewhat faded and the corners are a tad worn and knocked. Nothing at all severe though. No inscriptions and the pages are clean throughout, although there is some browning/toning to the end papers and page block edge. Also there's very mild foxing here and there. Very decent copy still.
Seller: M RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member), Ashby cum Fenby, NE Lincolnshire, LINCS, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. THE RESCUE. J. M. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$44.31 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 416 pages. Original blue binding, gold title, chamfered edges with round corners. Flower pattern printed endpapers. Edges dusty. Small bookworm hole. A firm, straight book. Nice 1st edition for its age. Scans available on request.
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows. J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$45.15 + shipping
Description: A first edition of the final volume in Joseph Conrad's Lingard Trilogy This late novel by Joseph Conrad follows Captain Tom Lingard as he travels the Malayan archipelago. The novel is often grouped with Almayer's Folly, and An Outcast of the Islands. Although these two novels by Conrad were published over twenty years earlier, all three works share the same protagonist, and are all loosely based on Conrad's experiences as a mate on the Vidar. Ink inscription to recto of front endpaper reads, 'Rosamund Jay. 1920. From P.W.' In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards with some marginal wear to the extremities. A little bumped to the head and tail of the spine. Rear hinge starting, but firm. Some light offsetting to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
CONRAD, JOSEPH.. The Rescue. London: Dent, 1920, 1920.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; preceded by a review issue in wrappers. Back hinge broken; very good in a worn dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$58.05 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: DESCRIPTION: Green cloth. Includes large original press cutting from the Westminster Gazette reviewing Conrad's book Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners and edges with minor bruising and chipping to spine ends. Wear to spine edges with two 2.5cm tears to the mid section of front spine edge. Minor surface cracks to front endpaper with hinge remaining firm. Toned endpapers and fly pages. Lightly toned unmarked pages DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 416. Size: 16mo 20cm by 13cm.
Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE : A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$59.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London & Toronto; J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1920. 1st English trade edition. Very good copy in the original green cloth.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. RESCUE; A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London & Toronto, 1920.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, green cloth with blindstamp Aldine House emblem on cover & gold lettering on spine, 416 pages. Printed in the same year as the First American Edition by Temple Press, Letchworth, England--so marked at bottom of last page. Previous owner's neat presentation in ink on free front endpaper. The Garden City & New York edition published by Doubleday, Page & Co. in 8vo also during 1920 is the First Edition. It was published before the first English edition, though in the same year. Conrad wrestled with this Malaysian story for over 20 years. This novel completed what is sometimes called the "Lingard trilogy." In terms of chronology, however, this tale preceeds Almayer's Folly and An Outcast of the Islands.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Rescue; A Romance of teh Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 416 pp. Cloth, without dustwrapper, else good copy. (42784).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First English edition. Very light wear to the green cloth binding. No distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Rear hinge shows paper breaks along its length, but the hinge is still strong. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. The dust jacket priced at 9 shillings (on the spine) shows edge wear, chipping to the top of the spine. Spine is age-toned to brown. Dime-sized brown stain upper left corner of the front panel. DJ in a protector.
Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shadows. J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, London, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. First edition in second issue binding. Bound in original dark green cloth stamped in black. Mild cover edge wear. 416 pp.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First published English edition. 416 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. Spine ends just a little bumped, slightly shaken, else fine
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,, London:, 1920.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: Very good+ in green cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text on the spine and deeply embossed borders around the edges of the boards together with a blind embossed seal on the front board. The rear hinge is cracked, but the joint remains tight. There are three small stains to the fore edge of the text block which are not of any consequence. In a good, unclipped (the price appears on the spine area) dust jacket with 1/3" chips across the upper edge of the spine area which is also heavily tanned. There is a 1 1/4" curved closed tear at the upper inside corner of the front panel and both panels are lightly soiled around their edges. 416 pages of text. The contents are clean and free of any damage or prior ownership markings of any kind.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows.. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1920.
Price: US$83.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp with occasional mark, title gilt neat. Text block clean, with toning to edges, top edge also dusty. Feels lightly read, hinges good and strong. Bump to head and foot of spine, booksellers pencil price to FEP. very good condition. Jacket general toning, notable to spine. Rubbing to corners, and edges. Moderate loss to head and foot of spine. Minor splits at foreedges, more pronounced split to front joint area. Overall a very good book in a good presentable jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very good solid example of this collectible first edition first printing title, that looks presentable on shelf in archival cover.
Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom
Conrad Joseph. The Rescue. J M Dent, 1920.
Price: US$83.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: All books outside UK sent airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. A Romance of the Shallows. Original green cloth, gilt titling to spine. Very attractive dustwrapper lacking only a small piece at the head of the spine, not affecting titling.
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue - A Romance of the Shallows. J.M. Dent and Sons, 1920.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The third book in Conrad s Lingard Trilogy, published almost twenty years after the first two. This copy is in good condition with a small tear to the head of the dust jacket, the usual paper toning and some light soiling. Protected by library wraps, the dust jacket is slightly faded. The design is done in slate blue, cream and gold of two vessels. Very Good Condition: 8vo: original green cloth with publisher s device embossed in center front and gilt lettering on spine: front gutter cracked: slight scuffs to the corners: pictorial dust jacket in cream and slate with brown lettering at top and two sailing vessels at sea set against the slate; spine has title at top in brown with author s name below and 9/~net below that over a continuation of the scene from the front. The Rescue : Joseph Conrad: London and Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd: 1920. RAREB1920ACDA-VAR
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS.. Doubleday, Garden City, 1920.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-404 [405: colophon] [406-408: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], title page printed in red and black, original dark blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition, first printing with sheets gathered in eights. Published 21 May 1920, prior to Dent's published UK edition, which included Conrad's final corrections. The author began work on this in 1896 but was dissatisfied and set it aside for over twenty years; that core, heavily edited by the author, formed about half of the finished text. The last major work of fiction published by Conrad. Cagle A49a. Wise 55. Spine ends and corner tips rubbed, touch of foxing to endpapers, a bright, near fine copy. (#105452)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1920.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 'Prequel' to Conrad's first book, an adventure-romance of the sea. First British edition. Hardcover, full green cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book, corners lightly bumped; rear inner hinge badly split; jacket shows some rubbing, chipping. short tear at head of spine; internally 'mended' at the head with bad browned, shrunken tape; spine tanned & rubbed; pencil note inside front cover. Text clean; 416 pages. Size: Octavo
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue ; A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons, ltd, London, 1920.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First English Edition. Green cloth, edge wear. Damp stain to front cover and ffep, but not affecting other pages or text. Front hinge starting.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. 416 PAGES FOREST GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPY WITH CIRCULAR BLIND STAMP "ALDINE HOUSE" IN THE CENTER OF FRONT COVER. BOOK HAS SOME MODEST CORNER RUB/WEAR WITH A TOUCH OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR COVER, ATTRACTIVE BOOKPLATE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN, AND GILT SLIGHTLY TARNISHED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First English edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Smith 23 Original green cloth. Some light discoloration or soiling of cloth and endpapers. In the original illustrated dust jacket with advertisements for Conrad's works on the back of the jacket. Some darkening of jacket, spine torn at head and tail but a very good copy of this work about the choice between duty and love
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., London, 1920.
Price: US$185.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: green cloth. spine lettering darkened. dj spine browned. chips at head and heel of dj.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$187.00 + shipping
Description: Finely and sumptuously bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description 416 p ; 20 cm. Notes Half-title: The rescue. Subject English fiction - 20th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$194.35 + shipping
Description: Finely and sumptuously bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description 416 p ; 20 cm. Notes Half-title: The rescue. Subject English fiction - 20th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE a Romance of the Shallows. J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. 416pp. Bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt; a very nice copy in dust jacket with two small chips at head of spine.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Conrad (Joseph).. The Rescue; a romance of the shallows. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd,, 1920.
Price: US$203.19 + shipping
Description: Just a little foxing, mostly at edges, light crease to spine, slight darkening to free end-papers, two leaves poorly opened at one blank corner, nevertheless a very nice copy in slightly frayed, chipped and darkened dust-wrapper, the title-page with a curious, neat serration along the outer blank margin; ownership signature on front free end-paper
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. Rescue. J M Dent, UK, 1920.
Price: US$238.66 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright and complete. It is unclipped. The wrapper is toned - particularly at the spine. The spine ends are bruised and gently scuffed. No loss. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean, the corners are sharp. The spine is slightly faded, the spine ends are gently bruised. The pages are clean. The closed page edges are unmarked - the top edge is dusty. The binding is tight, the hinges are solid. A decent copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. THE RESCUE, A Romance of the Shallows. Dent, London & Toronto, 1920.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British edition. Gift inscription on front end paper. Text block cracked at pages 16-17. Very minor edge wear. The dust jacket has some overall soiling, whose spine is a bit darkened, with chips at the head and foot.
Seller: Proteus Bound, Chesterton, IN, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows. , 1920.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. Original green cloth stamped in gilt, with dust jacket. First English Trade Edition (issued after the American edition and also after a 40-copy private issue of the English galley proofs). Begun in 1896, and in effect completing the trilogy begun with ALMAYER'S FOLLY and AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS, "THE RESCUE was Conrad's albatross, the book which hung about his neck from the beginning of his writing career almost until the end of his life" [Cagle]. This copy is in the standard (primary) binding: the spine lettering is in gilt, and the front cover publisher's device and border are in blind. (There is a secondary binding with black lettering and border, and with no front cover device.) This volume is in fine, bright condition; the pictorial jacket, which unlike that of THE ROVER does not often turn up in presentable condition, is very good-plus -- light edge-wear (to be expected since the jacket stands a bit taller than the volume), and spine slightly tanned. Supino A22.7.0, binding A; Cagle A49b(2), binding "a"
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Conrad , Joseph.. The Rescue.. J.M. Dent & Sons , London., 1920.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition , first printing, 1920. London. A near fine bright book in the original binding. Clean with contents excellent. In a near fine crisp dust jacket with slight edge wear and sharp. Not price clipped.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
CONRAD, Joseph.. The Rescue.. J. M. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 416 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First published English edition. Offsetting from clipping to front free endpaper; gold on spine oxidized; else a fresh, sharp copy. The jacket has some inoffensive browning, particularly at the spine; but is unchipped and attractive.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
CONRAD, JOSEPH. The Rescue. J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A very clean, bright and attractive copy of this nautical adventure novel. Original green cloth. The jacket is complete save for a minor chip to the foot of the spine which has been professionally repaired. Near Fine / Near Fine.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
CONRAD, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows.. London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1920.
Price: US$322.52 + shipping
Description: First UK trade edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth, stamped in blind to the upper board, titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth clean and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper, that is toned to the spine and panel edges and otherwise without loss or tears. Whilst the last of the three novels in the 'Lingard Trilogy' to be published, after Almayer's Folly (1895) and An Outcast of the Islands (1896), the events related in The Rescue (based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar) precede the earlier publications. (Cagle A49b). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
CONRAD (Joseph). The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Son, London, 1920.
Price: US$380.57 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 8vo. Bound c.2000 by Bayntun-Riviere in half blue morocco with cloth sides, the spine lettered and dated in gilt with decorative centre tools, hand-marbled endleaves, top edge gilt.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
CONRAD, Joseph.. The Rescue.. J. M. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: 416 p. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First regularly published UK edition. Just about fine in an attractive jacket with some very shallow chipping to the top of the spine, not affecting the lettering or design. The spine is slightly tanned, and there are a few dust-smudges to the rear panel.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
CONRAD, Joseph.. The Rescue - A Romance of the Shallows.. Dent, London., 1920.
Price: US$451.52 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. A 416-page maritime novel.Very near fine in near-fine dustwrapper slightly creased at the edges.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
CONRAD, Joseph. The Rescue. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Romance of the Shallows. 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 green morocco, gilt spine. London: Dent, 1920. First Edition. First English edition. Fine.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph.. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows.. London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920, 1920.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Description: London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Original green cloth, it follows the American edition, but includes revisions not found in that edition, back jacket panel includes advertisements for other works by Conrad, Cagle A49b, Keating 133. Bit of age, else very nearly fine.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$580.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London and Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1920, First Edition. One of Joseph Conrad's last published novels, part of his semi-autobiographical 'Lingard' trilogy. Half leather and green cloth binding. 'The Rescue' is based on Conrad's experience as a mate on the 'Vidar' steamer, following Captain Tom Lingard whilst he falls in love with a woman he rescues. 416pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles to a green morocco leather spine. Joints very good condition sound. Corners very good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition green cloth boards, with leather spines and quarters. Page edges good condition all edges tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition new. End papers good condition new end papers. Title good condition tanned, the half title and title page tanned, damp stained and wrinkled. Pages good condition tanned throughout with some foxing. Binding good condition sound and attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1920 Binding: Hardback
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows. , 1920.
Price: US$625.00 + shipping
Description: London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. Original green cloth lettered and with border in black, with dust jacket. First English Trade Edition (issued after the American edition and also after a 40-copy private issue of the English galley proofs). Begun in 1896, and in effect completing the trilogy begun with ALMAYER'S FOLLY and AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS, "THE RESCUE was Conrad's albatross, the book which hung about his neck from the beginning of his writing career almost until the end of his life" [Cagle]. Supino provides some of Bruccoli & Reheault's thorough explanation for the curious presence of various printed "imposition numbers" that appear at the bottom of many pages -- for example "(17)" on the title page itself; it has to do with two separate printers being involved. This copy is in the secondary binding: the spine lettering and the front cover border are in black, and there is no publisher's device blind-stamped onto the front cover. It is in near-fine condition (minor wear on the bottom edge); the pictorial jacket, which unlike that of THE ROVER does not often turn up in presentable condition, is very good-plus (slightly soiled and darkened, a few short edge tears). Supino A22.7.0, binding state B (this copy); Cagle A49b(2), binding "b". Provenance: the front endpaper bears the discreet ink-stamp of bookseller "Wm. Tyrrell & Co. | Toronto" (both Cagle and Supino were unable to locate a copy of the "Canadian issue" of this first impression, so these secondary-binding copies might be it). Further provenance: endpaper signature of "Rosemary Eakins | 1972" (probably [1931-1987] the McGill University author of literary criticism); also, discreet bookplate of the Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
CONRAD, JOSEPH. The Rescue. J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1920.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Bound in original dark green cloth with lettering in gilt to the spine. In the complete and lovely illustrated dust jacket. This is the nicest copy of this title that I have handled. With a very lightly tipped in (easy to remove) book-plate to the front paste-down. Fine / Fine.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows. , 1920.
Price: US$725.00 + shipping
Description: London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. Original green cloth stamped in gilt, with dust jacket. First English Trade Edition (issued after the American edition and also after a 40-copy private issue of the English galley proofs). Begun in 1896, and in effect completing the trilogy begun with ALMAYER'S FOLLY and AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS, "THE RESCUE was Conrad's albatross, the book which hung about his neck from the beginning of his writing career almost until the end of his life" [Cagle]. This copy is in the standard (primary) binding: the spine lettering is in gilt, and the front cover publisher's device and border are in blind. (There is a secondary binding with black lettering and border, and with no front cover device.) This volume is in fine, bright condition (endpaper signature dated August 9, 1920, two months after publication); the pictorial jacket, which unlike that of THE ROVER does not often turn up in presentable condition, is near-fine -- with very little edge-wear (remarkable since the jacket stands a bit taller than the volume). Supino A22.7.0, binding A; Cagle A49b(2), binding "a"
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows. , 1920.
Price: US$775.00 + shipping
Description: London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. Original green cloth stamped in gilt, with dust jacket. First English Trade Edition (issued after the American edition and also after a 40-copy private issue of the English galley proofs). Begun in 1896, and in effect completing the trilogy begun with ALMAYER'S FOLLY and AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS, "THE RESCUE was Conrad's albatross, the book which hung about his neck from the beginning of his writing career almost until the end of his life" [Cagle]. Supino provides some of Bruccoli & Reheault's thorough explanation for the curious presence of various printed "imposition numbers" that appear at the bottom of many pages -- for example "(17)" on the title page itself; it has to do with two separate printers being involved. This copy is in the primary binding, with spine lettering in gilt rather than in black. It is a fine copy (spine gilt a bit brighter than usual for this book); the pictorial jacket, which unlike that of THE ROVER does not often turn up in presentable condition, is nearly fine as well -- with scarcely any soil or wear. Supino A22.7.0, binding state A (this copy); Cagle A49b(2), binding "a". Provenance: discreet bookplate of the Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue. J.M. Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First English edition, second (first published) issue. 416 pp. 8vo. Signed by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. Presented by R.B. Cunninghame Graham with his inscription to front free endpaper. Conrad's friendship with Graham began when Graham sent an enthusiastic letter praising "An Outpost of Progress," a tale he had read in Cosmopolis which criticizes the colonial system. In his biography Joseph Conrad A Chronicle, Zdzishaw Najder asserts: "Graham was undoubtedly closer to Conrad than Garnett or Galsworthy, who held far more moderate views . [they] had a great deal in common . their skepticism of human nature, their hatred of tyranny and exploitation, their exasperation at the stupidity of individuals and institutions . Graham was Conrad's first intellectual friend of about his own age: the five years differencer between them was insignificant compared with the ten to sixteen years that separated Conrad from his younger friendsGarnett, Galsworthy, Sanderson, Ford and Crane." Conrad had wished to dedicate "Youth" to Graham, and apologized in a letter to his publisher Blackwood: "I do not share his political convictions . but we have enough ideas in common to base a strong friendship upon." In the end, the volume was dedicated to Mrs Conrad. Typhoon and Other Stories, however, was dedicated to Graham, and Graham wrote the introduction to the posthumous collection Tales of Hearsay. Cagle A49b; Keating 133; Wise 57 Original green cloth, spine gilt though slightly faded, a little shaken. Very good First English edition, second (first published) issue.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue a Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, London, 1920.
Price: US$1161.06 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A superior first impression copy of one of Joseph Conrad's last published novels, part of his touching semi-autobiographical 'Lingard' trilogy. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the first issue original green cloth binding.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Rescue' is based on Conrad's experiences as a mate on the 'Vidar' steamer, following Captain Tom Lingard whilst he falls in love with a woman he rescues.Part of the 'Lingard' trilogy.Written by the early modernist Joseph Conrad, generally regarded as one of the greatest English language novelists of all time. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is starting a little but remains firm. Dust wrapper is very lightly edge worn and a little age-toned, particularly to the spine and front wrap. Light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows. , 1920.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Garden City NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920. Original blue cloth decorated in gilt, with dust jacket. First Edition, published a month before Dent's London edition. THE RESCUE was Conrad's albatross, the book which hung about his neck from the beginning of his writing career until almost the end of his life. It was begun in 1896 [as THE RESCUER, the concluding volume of the trilogy begun with ALMAYER'S FOLLY and AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS] -- as an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Lingard. But the book just would not sort itself out and it took Conrad another twenty years, working on it sporadically, before the much laboured-over manuscript was finally completed 25 May 1919 [Cagle]. This copy is from the first printing (gathered in 8s -- the second printing is virtually identical but is gathered in 16s; there was also a third 1920 printing, in 16s, but bound in the limp-leather "Deep Sea" binding). Included is the very scarce dust jacket, unusual for the DP&Co Conrad books in that it is pictorial; it is in the second of three states, with the $1.90 price on the front turn-in increased to $2.00 with an over-stamp (the first state, which we have never seen, has just the $1.90 price; the third state has just the $2.00 price). This is a fine, bright copy; the jacket is near-fine with minor wear at the foot of its spine (barely affecting the letter "P"). In our experience this jacket is scarcer than several earlier American Conrad jackets; it is also much scarcer than the Dent edition's jacket. Supino A22.1.0 (this copy); Cagle A49a(1). Provenance: discreet bookplate of the Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino (his brief penciled notation also appears on the endpaper).
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue a Romance of the Shallows. J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, London, 1920.
Price: US$1277.16 + shipping
Description: A lovely first edition, first impression, of one of Joseph Conrad's last published novels, part of his touching semi-autobiographical 'Lingard' trilogy. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the first issue original green cloth binding.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Rescue' is based on Conrad's experiences as a mate on the 'Vidar' steamer, following Captain Tom Lingard whilst he falls in love with a woman he rescues.Part of the 'Lingard' trilogy.Written by the early modernist Joseph Conrad, generally regarded as one of the greatest English language novelists of all time. In the original publisher's green cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A few minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very small bump to the bottom edge of the rear board. Minor spots to the top and fore edge. Small remnants of a label to the front pastedown and to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper is very attractive and well preserved just lightly age-toned with some scattered light marks. Light edgewear to the wraps. Small label to the tail of the spine to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
CONRAD, Joseph. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows.. London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1920.
Price: US$1806.09 + shipping
Description: First UK trade edition, first printing. Signed presentation copy. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. A very good copy, the binding square and the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with the bookplate of Sir Robert Jones to the front pastedown and a nick to the fore-edge of the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. The inner rear hinge is cracked but holding (a common issue with this title due to the size and weight of the 416 page text block). Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "Sir Robert Jones / with the greatest / regard and affection / from Joseph Conrad / 1920". The recipient, an eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics, was treating Conrad's wife Jessie. Whilst the last of the three novels in the 'Lingard Trilogy' to be published, after Almayer's Folly (1895) and An Outcast of the Islands (1896), the events related in The Rescue (based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar) precede the earlier publications. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Joseph Conrad. The Rescue. J M Dent, London, 1920.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A very good copy , in very good condition. Digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia
Joseph Conrad. THE RESCUE, A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS. J. M. Dent & Company, London, 1920.
Price: US$2172.50 + shipping
Description: Very Good first edition, first impression of this work, in the first issue original green cloth binding in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Faint stain on bottom text block corner. Damp staining along bottom board edges.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. The Rescue. J.M. Dent and Sons LTD, London, 1920.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Issue bound in the ORIGINAL green cloth from the publisher. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with slight wear to the spine. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Conrad Joseph. The Rescue. J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This copy is SIGNED by Joseph Conrad on a laid in signature. A spectacular dustjacket with a hint of wear to the spine ends. This original FIRST ISSUE DUSTJACKET is vibrant in color and seldom seen in this nice condition. The book is in excellent shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are fresh with slight wear to the panels. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a sharp clean copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.