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"I do not ask for saintly souls to help me on my way, or male and female devilkins to lead my steps astray": First edition of Reveille: Devoted to the Disabled Sailor & Soldier with contributions by Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and John Galsworthy; with an autograph letter signed by the editor John Galsworthy tipped in
KIPLING, RUDYARD; JOSEPH CONRAD; JOHN GALSWORTHY; J. M. BARRIE ET AL. EDITED BY JOHN GALSWORTHY.
Reveille: Devoted to the Disabled Sailor & Soldier.
London: Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office [1918].
First edition of this scarce WWII periodical dedicated to wounded soldiers and sailors, containing appearances of Rudyard Kipling’s A Pilgrim’s Way, John Galsworthy’s The Gist of the Matter, Joseph Conrad’s The First News, and J. M. Barrie’s Barbara’s Wedding. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. With an autograph letter signed by Galsworthy tipped in. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121473
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“faithful death that never forgets in the press of work the most insignificant of its children": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's Tales of Unrest
CONRAD, JOSEPH.
Tales of Unrest.
London: T. Fisher Unwin 1898.
First edition of Conrad’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, pictorial bookplate, ownership signature to half-title page. Housed in a contemporary clamshell and chemise box. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139203
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"Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's The Rover; Finely Bound by Bayntun
CONRAD, JOSEPH.
The Rover.
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd 1923.
First British edition of the last complete novel by Joseph Conrad. Octavo, finely bound in full morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 119454
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“Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's Under Western Eyes; In Exceptional Condition
CONRAD, JOSEPH.
Under Western Eyes.
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, Publishers 1911.
First American edition of this tale of revolutionaries in czarist Russia, centered about the double-agent Razumov. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Supino A14.8.0; Cagle A14c. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145907
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Joseph Conrads Masterpiece Lord Jim
CONRAD, JOSEPH.
Lord Jim.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons 1900.
First edition, second impression of one of Conrad’s finest novels. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with toning to the first few pages.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 105421
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"I am sure that when I wake tomorrow all this will seem to me but a dream": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's Suspense
CONRAD, JOSEPH.
Suspense.
London: J. M. Dent & Sons 1925.
First English edition of Conrad’s final, unfinished novel. Octavo, original cloth. Introduction by Richard Curle. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the spine. Jacket art by Thomas Derrick. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 130717
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“Love and regret go hand in hand in this world of changes swifter than the shifting of the clouds reflected in the mirror of the sea": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions
CONRAD, JOSEPH.
The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions.
London: Methuen & Company 1906.
First British edition of Conrad’s first volume of autobiographical non-fiction. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 55033