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CONRAD, Joseph. Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories. William Blackwood and Sons, 1902.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED,Inscribed and dated by Conrad on a tipped in sheet. First edition. 8vo. (vi), 375 pages with 32 pp. (ads, dated 10/02). Inscribed and dated by Conrad on tipped-in sheet at front, "Yours faithfully Joseph Conrad 1921." Publisher's green cloth, stamped in black and in gilt, spine and extremities darkened, boards lightly faded; scattered soiling to boards, spine ends lightly frayed; all edges gilt; book-plate of Samuel Heiman on front paste-down; scattered minor spotting to text. A handsome first edition of Conrad's most important collection of stories, featuring the first book-form appearance of his masterpiece, "Heart of Darkness." Also featuring the stories "Youth" and "The End of the Tether," all three having previously appeared in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. Book #vC2345. $8000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$9000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing first state with 32-page advertisement at rear, dated 10/02. A beautiful copy SIGNED by Joseph Conrad on a laid in signature. This First Issue book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's green 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.