Heart of Darkness
by Conrad, Joseph; illus. by Sean Scully;
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good +
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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Synopsis
Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad. Before its 1902 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western canon. The story details an incident when Marlow, an Englishman, took a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a ferry-boat captain in Africa.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3836
- Title
- Heart of Darkness
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph; illus. by Sean Scully;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1992
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