CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rover, London, 1927, 8vo, (the half title and title torn with severe loss), original cloth. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "L. Hallowes from her friend J. Conrad. 1923."

CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Rover. London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1923. 8vo (195 x 135mm). (The half title and title torn with severe loss and in fragments, the printed dedication leaf torn without loss, some staining and spotting, more pronounced to the first and last few leaves). Original green cloth, the upper cover lettered in gilt, the spine lettered in dark green (faded and stained). Provenance: The Property of a Collector. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the word "go" in the second line of p.221 lacking the letter "g". IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "L. Hallowes from her friend J. Conrad. 1923." [Please see the note relating to Lilian Hallowes in lot 542.] The author's last completed novel. Ehrsam p.301; Keating 180; Smith 23.