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Joseph Conrad. Under Western Eyes. Methuen and Company, 1911.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover and edges shows wear and minor tanning. Front page shows tanning. Pages shows minor tanning.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. Methuen, London, 1911, Second edition,, 1911.
Price: US$46.18 + shipping
Description: hardback, 8vo, 377pp, 31pp adverts at rear, small tear on half-title page edge, moderate scattered foxing, text clean and binding sound, no inscriptions, red cloth, gilt titles, slight soiling on boards, Good condition / no dustwrapper
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
Price: US$83.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing of the first American edition, with 'Published October 1911' on the printer's page. The book was originally published in the UK by Methuen & Co. earlier in 1911 in an edition of 3,000 copies (Wise 19 - Thomas J. Wise - A Bibliography of the Writings of Joseph Conrad (1895-1921). ***Very good in dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and front board. Whilst the gilt on the front boards is still nice and bright, the spine titles are dulled and faded. The boards are clean, with just some marks commensurate with age and handling over the years. The head and tail of the spine are slightly rubbed and creased, but with no serious tears to the fragile cloth - just very slight fraying. There is no splitting at the spine. No bumping - just slight creasing to the corners. There is a slight abrasion to the fore-edge of the page block. The top edge of the page block is slightly darkened. Internally the book is also very good, with a contemporary gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper, dated Feb. 15th 1912. There is none of the usual foxing or offsetting to the front and rear pastedowns. Pages clean. No creases or tears. No reading lean. Spine tight. No dustwrapper. ***378 pages. 192mm x 130mm. ***'"Under Western Eyes (1911) is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Geneva, Switzerland, and is viewed as Conrad's response to the themes explored in Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment"; Conrad was reputed to have detested Dostoevsky. It has also been interpreted as Conrad's response to his own early life; his father was a Polish independence activist and would-be revolutionary imprisoned by the Russians, but, instead of following in his father's footsteps, at the age of sixteen Conrad left his native land, only to return briefly decades later. Indeed, while writing "Under Western Eyes", Conrad suffered a weeks-long breakdown during which he conversed with the novel's characters in Polish. This novel is considered to be one of Conrad's major works and is close in subject matter to "The Secret Agent". It is full of cynicism and conflict about the historical failures of revolutionary movements and ideals. Conrad remarks in this book, as well as others, on the irrationality of life, the opacity of character, the unfairness with which suffering is inflicted upon the innocent and poor and the careless disregard for the lives of those with whom we share existence. The book's first audience read it after the failed Russian Revolution of 1905. A later audience reading it after the Russian Revolutions of 1917 perceived the author's insights differently. Writing to Edward Garnett in 1911, Conrad said "--in this book I am concerned with nothing but ideas, to the exclusion of everything else"'. (Wiki) ***First impression of the first American edition of Joseph Conrad's "Under Western Eyes" - in the original publisher's blue cloth-covered gilt-decorated boards, in very nice condition for a book now well over a hundred years old. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph.. Under Western Eyes.. London: Methuen & Co., 1911.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red cloth with gilt spine. 8vo. 377pp. First edition, first state with 32 pages of publisher's ads dated "September 1911" at end. Set in pre-Revolutionary Russia, the novel tells the story of a young student involuntarily involved in an assassination and explores themes of terrorism, surveillance, and the suffering of ordinary people caught up in political strife. A good copy with some light fading and corner wear to the covers. The spine is a bit browned and has some wear at the tips. The text is good with light soiling and wear. The front and rear flyleaves are lightly browned. There is a bookplate at front with an ink number above it.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. Methuen, London, 1911.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Presentable copy in first edition of one of Conrad's finest novels. One of the scarcest of Conrad's trade published works, the total first edition having been printed in just 3,000 copies [Ehrsam 2300]. Publisher's 32pp catalogue dated September 1911 as required. Textured pinkish red cloth with spine lettering and decoration in gilt. The present copy shows general minor signs of wear and handling - scuffing to head and tail and corners, and light foxing to the first few pages. Nonetheless a perfectly sound copy of a fairly difficult title, offered at a realistic price
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
CONRAD, JOSEPH. UNDER WESTERN EYES. METHUEN & CO. LTD., LONDON, ENGLAND, 1911.
Price: US$179.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST STATE WITH 32 PAGES ADS, SEPTEMBER 1911. CLEAN, UNMARKED COPY. SMALL SPOT TO FRONT BOARD.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1911.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: vi + 377 pp + 29 pp adverts, previous owner's bookplate affixed to fr pastedown, text in 3 Parts, subdivided by numbered, untitled chapters. f.e.p.'s with brown rectangle page sized age-browning pattern, Binding tight & square, fr & rear hinges with split in paper in the gutter but neither loose nor shaky, text bloc slightly age-toned all around, pages unmarked and clean, 5.3" x 7.75" red cloth covered boards, with half-faded red & gilt spine deco and letters. 3/4" closed tear in cloth at vertical from spine top. Ships in glassine wrapper. Set in Russia Size: Small Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-2] 3-377 [378] [379-382: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], original dark blue vertically ribbed cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. Exploits of Razumov, a double agent in czarist Russia. "In UNDER WESTERN EYES Conrad becomes the first serious writer to deal effectively with the double agent." - McCormick, Who's Who in Spy Fiction, p. 53. The Harper text follows that used in the NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW and does not incorporate the corrections Conrad made in the proofs of the UK edition published by Methuen. Slight spine lean, gold stamping on spine panel dull, a very good copy. (#110090)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes : Colonial Library Edition. Methuen & Co, London, 1911.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Colonial Library edition were usually printed in advance in order to reach the Colonies in time for the same release date. Considered to be one of Conrad's major works. It is full of cynicism and conflict about the historical failures of revolutionary movements and ideals. CONDITION Green cloth (unworn, cnrs curved and gilt a little dulled) 377 pages plus 31 page publishers list bound in at rear and adverting eps, toned with some fox spots to end pages and edges, internally bright and clean. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Ariel Books IOBA, Auckland, New Zealand
Conrad, Joseph. UNDER WESTERN EYES. Methuen, London, 1911.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Conrad labored for several years over this work, which was written after the failed Russian Revolution of 1905. He suffered a nervous breakdown after delivering it to his publisher, of which his wife, Jessie Conrad, wrote: "he lives mixed up in the scenes and holds converse with the characters." One of only 2,250 copies. Red cloth with spine lettering and design stamped in gold; 32-page publisher's catalog dated September 1911 at rear. (Copies are variously noted with catalogs dated August or September). Spine slightly faded, minor nicks to spine ends, otherwise very good.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. Methuen, London, 1911.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. [vi], 377, [1] pp. + [32] pp. catalogue at rear, dated September, 1911. 1 vols. 8vo. Smith 15; Wise 19 Original red cloth lettered in gilt. Spine slightly cocked, else a fine copy. Contemporary owner's inscription on first blank [vi], 377, [1] pp. + [32] pp. catalogue at rear, dated September, 1911. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. Methuen, London, 1911.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. [vi], 377, [1], [32 ads, dated September 1911] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition, with terminal ads dated September 1911. In a letter to Norman Douglas in 1909, Conrad wrote that the pain caused in writing this novel made him "envy the serene fate and the comparative honesty of the gentleman in gray who lived in Dartmoor." However, financial comfort was at hand when Pinker sold serial rights to the North American Review and the English Review, which commenced publication in December 1910. Conrad made several small changes to the text that appeared in the English Review for publication in book form. Cagle A14a(1); Smith 15; Wise 19; Keating 88 Original red cloth, spine gilt and lightly sunned, some very minor soiling to lower board, discreet ownership inscription to front free endpaper [vi], 377, [1], [32 ads, dated September 1911] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Conrad, Joseph. UNDER WESTERN EYES .. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1911.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-377 [378: printer's imprint] [note: first leaf is a blank] + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "September 1911" inserted at rear, original decorated red cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition, first issue. 3000 copies printed. Wise 19. Cloth lightly worn at upper spine end and lightly rubbed at lower spine end and lower corner tips, else a bright, attractive, nearly fine, bright copy. (#133062)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
CONRAD. JOSEPH.. UNDER WESTERN EYES.. Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1911, 1911.
Price: US$833.74 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). A Fine copy Finely bound by Bayntun (Riviere) in full red calf. Boards with double gilt ruled border with floral corner pieces. Spine with five raised bands,each with wavy gilt line. Compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Green and Blue labels, gilt. Board edges and inner dentelles in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a cloth covered, felt lined, slipcase.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Conrad, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. Methuen & Co. Ltd. London, 1911.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "September 1911" inserted at rear. A beautiful copy SIGNED by Joseph Conrad on a laid in signature. This First Issue book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's red cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author with a custom acetate dustjacket to protect the book. We buy Joseph Conrad First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
CONRAD, Joseph. UNDER WESTERN EYES. Methuen, 1911.
Price: US$36556.19 + shipping
Description: First edition. Original red linen-grain cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt in rare green printed dustwrapper. A fine copy in a very near fine dustwrapper, which is notably bright with just a small nick to the lower joint and light wear to the spine ends and corners. Three bookplates to the front endpapers, including those from the notable collections of Paul Lemperly and Estelle Doheny. Under Western Eyes is the last book in the astonishing sequence of novels that constituted Conrad's major literary output, beginning with The Nigger of the "Narcissus" (1897), taking in Lord Jim, Youth, Typhoon, Nostromo and The Secret Agent. "With Under Western Eyes he even dared to challenge (and arguably surpassed) Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment" (ODNB). Notably rare in any dustwrapper, particularly one so well preserved.
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom