A Set Of Six
by Conrad, Joseph
The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work. The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various. None of them are connected directly with personal experiences. In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened. For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy. I don't mean to say it is only that. Anybody can see that it is something more than a verbatim report, but where he left off and where I began must be left to the acute discrimination of the reader who may be interested in the problem.
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A Set of Six
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A leather limp bound collection of six stories by Conrad. Includes "Gaspar Ruiz," "The Informer," "The Brute," "An Anarchist," "The Duel," and "Il Conde." Black leather with gilt on front and spine. Text block has gilt top. Decorative endpapers.
FON on front endpaper dated 1924.
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London, Methuen & Co., 1908, first edition, first printing.. Original slate-blue cloth with title, author, publisher, and decorations in gilt, front cover in burgundy, with 40-page publisher's catalogue of books for sale at the end dated June 1908, one of 1,500 copies, these short stories originally appear serially, the stories are Gaspar Ruiz, The Informer, The Brute, An Anarchist,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Set of Six
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London: Methuen, 1908. First Edition. Second issue, with ads dated February 1908 and with Hueffer's name between "The Secret Agent" and "The Inheritors" in list of Conrad titles. Octavo (19.5cm). Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and purple; plain endpapers; [viii],310,[2],40pp; 40-page publisher's catalogue at rear, dated February 1908. A straight copy, rubbed, cloth worn, spine faded, rear hinge… Read more about this item Item Price
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First edition with ads dated June 1908. G-. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Moderate rubbing/soiling to boards. Hinges cracked. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.
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London: Methuen & Co, 1908. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of Joseph Conrad's 'A Set of Six'. First edition, fourth impression with publisher's advertisments dated August 1908 to the rear. Thought to be one of the greatest English-language novelists, Joseph Conrad was both a realist and modernist writer.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Set of Six (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad)
by Conrad, Joseph
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Cambridge University Press, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 5x1x8. A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, complete with original dustjacket, just showing a few very minor rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small publisher's 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Methuen & Co., 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1924. Seventh Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Set of Six
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London, London, GBR
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Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Doubleday, Page & Co. 1926 reprint. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover, no dust jacket Item Price
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A SET OF SIX
by Conrad, Joseph
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Garden City NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1915. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. Early Printing. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering spine, gilt design front cover. Near fine copy. x, 356 pp. + "The Romantic Story of Joseph Conrad."
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J M Dent, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. No Edition remarks. 289 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Splits to spine joint causing boards to be loose. Item Price
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A SET OF SIX
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1915. Garden City NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915. Original dark blue cloth.
First American Edition. The English edition had been published in 1908, and in the same year one of the six stories, "The Duel," was published alone by McClure of New York (as "The Point of Honor"). A few months later McClure went under and was… Read more about this item Item Price
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1908. London: Methuen & Co., (1908). 40 pp ads dated February 1908. Original dark violet-blue cloth decorated in dark red and gilt.
First Edition of this collection of six short stories, which consisted of 2,524 copies (including 595 for the colonies). Conrad described these tales -- "Gaspar Ruiz," "The Informer," "The Brute," "An Anarchist," "The Duel" and "Il… Read more about this item Item Price
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A SET OF SIX
by Conrad, Joseph
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GB: Gresham Medallion Edition, 1925. Volume Eleven. Blue cloth lettered in gold on spine and with gold head on front cover. Endpapers with facsimile signature etc. Frontispiece. Clean tight book has some edge spotting and is slightly cocked. . Medallion Edition. Hardback. VG/No DW. Item Price
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A SET OF SIX
by Joseph Conrad
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Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1908. Paperback. Very good. 5 x 7 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; clean, name on cover, mild wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. Fic. RGR. Item Price
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A SET OF SIX
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London: Methuen, (1908). First edition. Includes "Gaspar Ruiz," "The Informer," "The Brute," "An Anarchist," "The Duel," and "Il Conde." Half-title and title page canceled and pasted on stub, as usually seen (only 2 to 4 copies with integral pages believed to be extant). One of 2,500 copies in the domestic and colonial issues, this copy being a domestic issue… Read more about this item Item Price
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A SET OF SIX
by Joseph Conrad
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New York: Doubleday. 1925. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in decorative boards. Toning to pages. Scuffing to page edges. Shelf wear to panels. Wear to spine. Bumped corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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A Set of Six
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Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919. Hardcover. Good. 1919. Fourth Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Clean pages with noticeable tanning throughout. Mild cracking to front hinge with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Set of Six
by Joseph Conrad
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Methuen & Co, 1920. Hardcover. Good. 1920. Fourth Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Tan cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Set of Six
by Joseph Conrad
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A Set of Six
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