The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad
by Jerry Allen
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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Olivebridge, New York, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1965. 1st Edition stated, . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Whistle-clean inside and out with a price intact dust jacket that has a little edge wear at the head and tail of spine. "The first full account of Joseph Conrad -- including many of the dramatic experiences Conrad drew upon for the twenty-seven volumes of his work..." from inside of dj. This major biography is the product of ten years of extensive research, utilizing the records discovered in fifteen countries, the majority never before published. Many of Conrad's adventures, developed in his fiction, are presented here for the first time. These include his contact with the 1876 revolution in Columbia and his use of it in Nostromo; the sensational sea incident of 1880 and the part played in it by a young man Conrad knew, re-created in Lord Jim; the two shipboard deaths drawn upon for the Nigger of the Narcissus; ... etc. more from the dj. the book is excellent, the dj is near fine. The book has many fascinating historical photographs and photocopies of some of his letters.
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- Bookseller
- Heidelberg Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000453
- Title
- The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad
- Author
- Jerry Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition stated,
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 368
- Keywords
- Biography, Sea voyages of Joseph Conrad
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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