The Rover
by Joseph Conrad
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Fisher, 1923. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of Joseph Conrad's penultimate novel, The Rover A first edition, first impression of Joseph Conrad's penultimate novel, The Rover. A first impression of this work, as identified by the missing 'g' in go at the second line of page 221. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise to power, and the French-English rivalry in the Mediterranean, the novel follows Peyrol and the attempts of the Republican gunner to withdraw from a blood filled life. The novel was adapted into an Italian film in 1967. Joseph Conrad was a British Polish novelist and writer, famous for his heavily debated work Heart of Darkness, which became the focus of postcolonial critics in the last quarter of the 20th century. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper reads, 'Rosamond Walagh. England. 1924'. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, with some marginal bumping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Foxed to the front and rear, with the odd spot to the fore edge. Pages are otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846N44
- Title
- The Rover
- Author
- Joseph Conrad
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Fisher
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Rover Joseph Conrad Peyrol French Revolution Joseph Conrad
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...