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Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1904. Joseph Conrad (Josef Teodor Korzeniowski, 1857-1924) is one of the most influential writers of the modern era. "Nostromo" was originally published as a serial; it is considered one of his best novels. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Green decorative cloth binding, with the design in black, orange, and gilt; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 631 pages. Text remains bright and fresh; with the mis-spelling on p. 201. There are small, faint stamps on the FFEP and rear paste-down. Some rubbing at the margins, generally light but with a small bit of fray at the crown of the spine. A very attractive copy; in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004357
- Title
- Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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