Lot 154
Conrad (Joseph) Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River, first edition, 1895.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Conrad (Joseph) Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River, first edition, uncut, bookplate to pastedown, light browning to endpapers, occasional light spotting, original cloth, spine gilt, spine ends bumped, slight shelf lean, 8vo, 1895.
⁂ Rare first edition of Conrad's first novel.
Set in the Borneo jungle, Conrad's first book traces the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer and his daughter Nina. The author notes in 1895 that the first printing consisted of 1100 copies, though later estimates range from 1000 (suggested by the publisher) to 2000 (Wise).
Description
Conrad (Joseph) Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River, first edition, uncut, bookplate to pastedown, light browning to endpapers, occasional light spotting, original cloth, spine gilt, spine ends bumped, slight shelf lean, 8vo, 1895.
⁂ Rare first edition of Conrad's first novel.
Set in the Borneo jungle, Conrad's first book traces the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer and his daughter Nina. The author notes in 1895 that the first printing consisted of 1100 copies, though later estimates range from 1000 (suggested by the publisher) to 2000 (Wise).
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