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Almayer's Folly: the story of an Eastern river
by Conrad, Joseph (illus. Clarke Hutton)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine, Folio Society edition, blue slipcase (v slight bumping), grey clothbound boards, black pressed cover illustration; te
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 1962. 1st thus. hardback. Near Fine, Folio Society edition, blue slipcase (v slight bumping), grey clothbound boards, black pressed cover illustration; text block firm, pages crisp. Top edges brown.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Conrad's 1st novel (1895) Set in the late 19th century, it centres on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to his mixed heritage daughter Nina.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132426
- Title
- Almayer's Folly: the story of an Eastern river
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph (illus. Clarke Hutton)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine, Folio Society edition, blue slipcase (v slight bumping), grey clothbound boards, black pressed cover illustration; te
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 140
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, Conrad, Folio, Clarke Hutton
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
Terms of Sale
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Inklings & Yarnspinners
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Maidenhead, Berkshire
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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