The Medallion edition of the works of Joseph Conrad in twenty volumes
1925, First Edition. London : Gresham. Good set only in the original gilt-blocked cloth, with a gilt vignette of Joseph Conrad on front covers. Staining to the outer board edges. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #408187
Physical description; 20 volumes, each volume with a plate (photographs, portraits, facsimiles), illustration on endpapers ; 22 cm. Notes; Issued in 20 vols. in 1925. Each work has a separate title-page. Contents; v. 1. Almayer's folly. Tales of unrest -- v. 2. An outcast of the islands -- v. 3. The nigger of the "Narcissus". Typhoon -- v. 4. Lord Jim -- v. 5. The inheritors / by J. Conrad and F. M. Hueffer -- v.6. Youth -- v.7. Romance -- v. 8. Nostromo -- v. 9. The mirror of the sea. A personal record -- v. 10. The secret agent -- v. 11. A set of six -- v. 12. Under western eyes -- v. 13. 'Twixt land and sea -- v. 14. Chance -- v. 15. Victory -- v. 16. The shadowline. Within the tides -- v. 17. The arrow of gold -- v. 18 The rescue -- v. 19. Notes on life & letters -- v. 20. The rover. Subjects; Subjects; English fiction. English literature 20th century. 1900-1999. English fiction 20th century Texts.
Price: €495.00