signed
1921 · London
by CONRAD, Joseph
London: William Heinemann, 1921. Full Description:
CONRAD, Joseph. The Works of Joseph Conrad. London: William Heinemann, [1921-1927].
Limited Signed Edition. One of 780 numbered signed by the author of which 750 are for sale and 30 are for presentation. This being number 682. Complete in twenty octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 220 x 142 mm). Title-pages printed in red and black.
Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in contemporary brown morocco over brown cloth boards. Boards ruled in gilt. Spines decoratively ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Top edges gilt, others uncut. Marbled endpapers. Some minor rubbing to outer joints but still an about fine set of the best edition of Conrad, rarely found in a contemporary binding.
HBS 69310.
$4,500. (Inventory #: 69310)
CONRAD, Joseph. The Works of Joseph Conrad. London: William Heinemann, [1921-1927].
Limited Signed Edition. One of 780 numbered signed by the author of which 750 are for sale and 30 are for presentation. This being number 682. Complete in twenty octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 220 x 142 mm). Title-pages printed in red and black.
Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in contemporary brown morocco over brown cloth boards. Boards ruled in gilt. Spines decoratively ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Top edges gilt, others uncut. Marbled endpapers. Some minor rubbing to outer joints but still an about fine set of the best edition of Conrad, rarely found in a contemporary binding.
HBS 69310.
$4,500. (Inventory #: 69310)