Joseph Conrad in the Congo

London: "The Bookman's Journal" Office, 1926 Limited first edition, first printing. One of 470 copies signed and numbered by the author, this being number 207. Publisher's green cloth, with beveled edges, facsimile Conrad signature in gilt to front board, spine lettered in gilt, and frontispiece portrait of Conrad. Near fine, with light toning to spine, a touch of staining to head of spine, mild rubbing to foot of spine, and light toning to frontispiece tissue guard and endpapers. Overall, a clean and attractive copy. This biography makes use of Conrad's personal letters to examine his trip to the Congo River in 1890. Notably, Conrad's experience on that trip inspired him to write arguably his most important story, Heart of Darkness (1899). Georges Jean-Aubry was a French music critic and close friend of Conrad's, who also wrote Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters (1926) and Vie de Conrad (1947), translated in 1957 as The Sea Dreamer: A Definitive Biography of Joseph Conrad.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.