Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters, Volume I [1] & Volume II [2] Two Volumes
by G. Jean-Aubrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 2 Volume Hardcover Set, Stated First Edition 1927 Doubleday, Page & Co. - Vol 1 is 339 pages and Vol 2 is 376 pages including the extensive bibliography and index. Both volumes are Very Good, in VG DJââ¬â¢s. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles, TEG - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and some chipping to unclipped DJââ¬â¢s - now in mylar. Spine of DJââ¬â¢s are sun-darkened but front panels are unaffected. Dust jackets are a bright yellow background with black lllustrations of a ship at sea. Dust jacket art is a woodcut from ââ¬ÅIron Men and Wooden Shipsââ¬Â. Previous owner address label at top of inside front cover - all pages are bright, clean and crisp with deckled edges. Great biography that springs from hundreds of Conrad's letters, most of which were written to his friends and contemporaries. A very handsome First Edition set. LOC SSS-23
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- Bookseller
- Eyebrowse Books - MWABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161010001
- Title
- Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters, Volume I [1] & Volume II [2] Two Volumes
- Author
- G. Jean-Aubrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co
- Date Published
- 1927-01-01
- Keywords
- Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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Dearborn, Michigan
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- VG
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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