first edition 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
1902 · Hythe, England
by Conrad, Joseph
Hythe, England: Pvtly ptd for the Author by J. Lovick, 1902. First edition thus, one of 100 copies. 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stapled without wrappers as issued. Green half morocco slipcase and chemise. Bookplate of Charles Bain Hoyt. First edition thus, one of 100 copies. 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The First Separate Printing of Conrad's Artistic Credo. Privately printed separate edition of Conrad's preface to his novel The Nigger of the "Narcissus," originally suppressed from the book and first published in The New Review for December 1897. The preface, in effect Conrad's artistic statement, was extensively revised for this private edition.
Rare. Cagle A3f; Wise 12 (Inventory #: 303356)
Rare. Cagle A3f; Wise 12 (Inventory #: 303356)