ALMAYER'S FOLLY. A Story of an Eastern River
by Conrad, Joseph
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Yarmouth, Maine, United States
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About This Item
1895. New York: Macmillan and Co., 1895. 3 pp undated ads. Original black cloth.
First American Edition of Conrad's first book, with a text that varies considerably from the English edition (because it was typeset from uncorrected proofs). We find the American edition to be somewhat scarcer than the English one (as well it should be, since only about half as many were issued: according to Keating "only 650 copies of this edition were printed, and it is a rare book"). This copy is in Supino's binding "B" (Cagle's binding "b"), black cloth with a double blindstamped border rule on the covers and with "The Macmillan Company" at the foot of the spine. Since 2022, when Supino cited an "A" copy bearing the date 30 April 1895, plus he had an "A" copy bearing an advance review slip, it is considered likely that "A" is the earlier binding state; until then, it was considered a toss-up. This is a very good-plus copy (light edge-wear, a little faint soil). Supino A1.11.0; Cagle A1b.2. Provenance: discreet bookplate of Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino.
First American Edition of Conrad's first book, with a text that varies considerably from the English edition (because it was typeset from uncorrected proofs). We find the American edition to be somewhat scarcer than the English one (as well it should be, since only about half as many were issued: according to Keating "only 650 copies of this edition were printed, and it is a rare book"). This copy is in Supino's binding "B" (Cagle's binding "b"), black cloth with a double blindstamped border rule on the covers and with "The Macmillan Company" at the foot of the spine. Since 2022, when Supino cited an "A" copy bearing the date 30 April 1895, plus he had an "A" copy bearing an advance review slip, it is considered likely that "A" is the earlier binding state; until then, it was considered a toss-up. This is a very good-plus copy (light edge-wear, a little faint soil). Supino A1.11.0; Cagle A1b.2. Provenance: discreet bookplate of Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino.
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- Seller
- Sumner & Stillman (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15267
- Title
- ALMAYER'S FOLLY. A Story of an Eastern River
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Maritime; First Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction (19th Century); Maritime; Authors' First Books;
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Sumner & Stillman
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Yarmouth, Maine
About Sumner & Stillman
Founded in 1980, Sumner & Stillman is a small family business providing personal service in the buying and selling of literary first editions of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) for over 30 years.
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