Estimate: | £150 - £250 |
CONRAD, James (1857-1924). Typhoon And Other Stories. London: William Heinemann, 1903. 8vo (190 x 130mm). 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the front, half title, 28-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (some spotting to first few leaves including title, some lighter mainly marginal spotting). Original grey cloth, the upper cover with the the title in a lifebuoy with the name of the ship all stamped in gilt, the spine lettered in gilt, uncut (a few scuff marks to the upper cover, edges rubbed, corners bumped). Provenance: The Property of a Collector. FIRST EDITION of this collection of four short stories. Cagle A8b; Smith 9; Wise 13: "Of the four stories which together comprise the present work one, Typhoon, had appeared previously in volume form [Wise 11] ... Of the remaining three, two (Amy Foster and To-morrow) appeared here for the first time in book form, whilst Falk was here first printed."