A Conrad Argosy

Joseph Conrad; William McFee [Introduction]

Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, New York, USA, 1942

About this Item

The book and jacket are in very good condition, the jacket has a fair amount of shelf rubbing with some areas of discoloration, minor stains and bends, there has also been large areas of paper lost in the jacket primarily the area near the top inner flaps and a small areas and the top of the spine, the jacket has since been wrapped for preservation purposes. The interior text and images apart from some very minor foxing appear clean and clear of stains or marks throughout. 'Presents a unique union of artists, offering as it does the matchless prose of Joseph Conrad, "incomparably the greatest artist who ever wrote a novel," illustrated by the sensitive perceptive woodcuts of Hans Alexander Mueller. In these woodcuts the publishers feel they have presented a perfect interpretation of the fluent chiaroscuro, the delicate nuances, the broad sweep of Conrad's writing. This is a magnificent record of Conrad's success. In it you will find those stories of the sea, intense mysterious, which have made the far reaches of the ocean and the distant shores of tropic islands a literary homeland for Joseph Conrad. Contains Youth; Heart of Darkness; The Nigger of Narcissus; Il Conde; Gaspar Ruiz; The Brute; The Secret Sharer; Freya of the Seven Isles; The Secret Agent; The Duel; Typhoon; The End of the Tether; The Shadow Line; A Personal Record.' x+713 pages. 8.75 x 11.55 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require, we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request.

Seller Inventory # 053587

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Conrad Argosy
• Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, New York, USA
• Publication Date: 1942
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hans Alexander Mueller [Woodcuts]
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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