Typhoon - includes signed appreciation letter from Russell Doubleday to Owen Wister

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , 1932. Hardcover. VG+/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dust jacket. Navy blue boards with gilt on front and spine. DJ price of $2.00 still present on front flap. No handwriting or bookplates noted in book. Foxing noted, with the worst being end pages and title page. When we purchased this book in the late 1970s we discovered a letter tucked inside the pages. The letter is dated 1926 but it preferences this book (showing a publication date of 1932) and calling this book a Memorial Edition. The letter reads as follows: "Dear Mr. Wister: I have sent you under separate cover a copy of the Memorial Edition of " Typhoon" by Joseph Conrad for which you were kind enough to write an appreciation. I hope that the appearance of the book pleases you. It has given us great pleasure to make this edition, and we are greatly indebted to you for your most interesting contribution. Very truly yours, Russell Doubleday". The letter is addressed to Mr. Owen Wister, 913 Pine Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This letter is on the company letterhead of Doubleday, Page & Company whereas this book is published underDoubleday, Doran & Company. This is rather unique copy as we found no references to a 1932 memorial edition of this title. Owen Wister was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction. Russell Doubleday s an American author, editor and publisher and was the advertising manager (and eventually vice-president) for his brother's publishing firm. The dust jacket shows heavy sunning along spine and edges. Moderate chipping and edge tears also noted. Underside of dust jacket was repaired with small piece of cellophane tape. Cloth boards are clean with only very minor spine edge and corner bumps. Front gilt and bright, gilt on spine is faded. Book condition is very good plus in a good minus dust jacket. See photos.