CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). An Outcast of the Islands, London, 1896, 8vo, title printed in red and black (some light spotting to a few leaves), original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S SECOND NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.

CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  An Outcast of the Islands. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo (205 x 132mm). Advertisement for "Almayer's Folly" on the verso of the first blank, half title with publisher's advertisement on the verso, title printed in red and black (some light spotting to a few leaves). Original green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (some very light staining, corners a little bumped). Provenance: The Property of a Collector; Arthur T. Cummings (later pencil signature to the front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S SECOND NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE, with "this" for "their" in line 31 of p.26, "absolution" for "ablution" in line 12 of p.110, p.129 mispaginated, and with "hate" for "fate" in line 26 of p.356. Cagle A2a; Ehrsam p.293; Keating 4; Smith 2; Wise 2: "In a copy of the First Edition of An Outcast of the Islands Mr. Conrad has written: 'Before beginning this book I hesitated whether I should go on writing or not. Edward Garnett's remark "you have the temperament, you have the style - why not write?" tipped the scale.'" RARE.