Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair, no d/j, maroon clothbound boards, with blindpressed pattern on front, faded gilt titling on spine. Spine fraying but still
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925. 1st. hardback. Fair, no d/j, maroon clothbound boards, with blindpressed pattern on front, faded gilt titling on spine. Spine fraying but still attached; pages quite loose but binding intact with occasional spotting. Mudie's Library book sticker on front pastedown and cover, otherwise no other markings. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Conrad's last and unfinished novel published posthumously. With introduction by Richard Curle
Synopsis
Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel is set in Genoa in early 1815. It was published posthumously in 1925.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC36725
- Title
- Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair, no d/j, maroon clothbound boards, with blindpressed pattern on front, faded gilt titling on spine. Spine fraying but still
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 303
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, Conrad
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...