first edition
1912 · London
by Joseph Conrad
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1912. Very Good. London: Eveleigh Nash, 1912. First Edition. Octavo (20.6 cm); [1]-[237]pp + 2ads. Boards in navy blue cloth with gilt stamping on front and spine. Top edge of pages trimmed, fore-edge deckled. Board edges and corners on both covers bumped and corners slightly frayed. Spine head and tail bumped and cloth slightly faded. Endsheets significantly toned and foxed and ad pages include foxing, but all other pages pretty clean except one page with light pencil mark in margin. Gutter cracked between front endsheet and flyleaf, and between pages 128 and 129. Slightly cocked, but binding remains firm. (Inventory #: 29477)