NOSTROMO. A Tale of the Seaboard
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
1904. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Original green cloth decorated in orange and black.
First American Edition of Conrad's well-known novel involving a South American silver mine, and the corruption and dishonesty fostered by its riches. Conrad was extending his "Lord Jim" theme: that the man who slowly grows rich can be a victim of the silver, not its conqueror; that wealth is not something gained but a trap for those who relinquish, however momentarily, their sense of themselves... [Karl] This copy is bright and near-fine (very slight rubbing at the extremities). Cagle A10b.
First American Edition of Conrad's well-known novel involving a South American silver mine, and the corruption and dishonesty fostered by its riches. Conrad was extending his "Lord Jim" theme: that the man who slowly grows rich can be a victim of the silver, not its conqueror; that wealth is not something gained but a trap for those who relinquish, however momentarily, their sense of themselves... [Karl] This copy is bright and near-fine (very slight rubbing at the extremities). Cagle A10b.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sumner & Stillman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14827
- Title
- NOSTROMO. A Tale of the Seaboard
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Modern Library 100; South America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction (Early 20th Century);
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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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