Joseph Conrad Robert Shore Illustrator (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no dustjacket as issued. Collects YOUTH, TYPHOON, and THE END OF THE TETHER. Bound in illustrated paper backed boards with blue speckled edges. The binding is tight, corners sharp and showing a touch of rubbing. Light rubbing to label on spine. Text and images unmarked. Navy blue slipcase shows some sunning. Large octavo. 251pp. Sandglass laid in.…

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. LIMITED EDITION. (1975). Tall 8vo. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION one of 2000 copies SIGNED by Shore. LEC letter laid in. Slight wear and scraping to forecorners and spine ends of barley rubbed boards with slightest scraping to label affixed to spine. Light, uneven discoloration to edges and closed end of gently rubbed and soiled slipcase. VG in VG slipcase. Illustrator. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES of which this is #522. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST and the printer, Ward Ritchie. Introduction by Leo Gurko. Printed by The Ward Ritchie Press. A fine, unmarked copy but for a small, minor fingernail scratch over the title label. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tall 8vo. LIMITED SIGNED EDITION, one of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Book is like new; slipcase has slight fading of color to one side, else is fine, clean and whole. An attractive copy. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Limited Edition. #1390/1500, signed on the colophon by the artist Robert Shore and the renowned book designer/printer Ward Ritchie. The red slipcase is a little sunned on the spine panel, lightly rubbed, the label has a scuff. The original glassine dust jacket is quite torn. The blue sailcloth boards and Morocco leather spine are in fine condition. Interior fine condition. Includes the Monthly Letter. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. Signed by Illustrator.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed by illustrator. Limited edition of 1500 copies, this being copy #869. Quarter vellum cover with illustrated boards has very modest rubbing to corners and modest soiling to vellum. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down. Publisher's notes laid-in. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Slipcase has very modest scuffing and some cracking of the paper along the edge of the opening but in very good condition.; 0 pages; Signed by Artist.…

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this collection of three maritime novellas. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with color illustrations and initial decorations. Boldly signed by designer and printer Ward Ritchie and illustrator Robert Shore on the colophon page at the rear. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 511. In fine condition. Introduction by Leo Gurko. Illustrations by Robert Shore. Designed and printed by Ward Ritchie at The Ward Ritchie Press. Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad is widely considered one of the greatest novelists of the English language. Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew, among other things, on his native Poland's national experiences and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated worldâ"including imperialism and colonialismâ"and that profoundly explore the human psyche. Youth: A Narrative; Typhoon; The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad is a collection of three maritime novellas that explore themes of endurance, disillusionment, and the psychological burden of duty through the lens of seafaring life. In Youth, Conrad presents a nostalgic reflection on the idealism of early manhood, while Typhoon examines a captainâs stoic resolve amid natural catastrophe, emphasizing the moral dimensions of leadership. The End of the Tether offers a more somber meditation on aging, isolation, and the quiet heroism of a captain confronting blindness and obsolescence. Together, the stories form a thematically unified study of character under duress, showcasing Conradâs mastery of impressionistic style, interior monologue, and maritime realism.…