Joseph Conrad Robert Shore (73 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Black/white (zebra lines) covers. Spine has a black rectangle with silver lettering. Binding is tight. Corners are sharp. Content is clean. No markings. No shelf wear. Small dots blue and red on all pages' edges. 117 p., [12] leaves of plates, Color illustrations. Sandglass No. VII: 34. Cardboard Slipcase with solid corners, but is sun-faded. Shore, Robert (illustrator).…

Slipcase (Hardcover). Condition: Good. This slipcased collectible edition has little rubbing or edge wear. Slightly darkened with age, text is clean and tight in binding. Due to the size and weight of the book and slipcase it may require additional shipping. Shore, Robert (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A handsome Heritage Press edition collecting three maritime tales by Joseph Conrad: Youth, Typhoon, and The End of the Tether. This volume includes an introduction by Leo Gurko and illustrations by Robert Shore. Conrad's celebrated sea stories explore life at sea, human endurance, leadership, and the psychological challenges faced by sailors in difficult circumstances. A desirable edition for collectors of classic literature, maritime fiction, and Heritage Press books. The book features illustrated paper-covered boards, a blue cloth spine, and gilt lettering on contrasting black and burgundy spine labels. The original Heritage Club Sandglass insert is present. Condition: Fine The hardcover binding remains attractive, with light wear and minor marks to the spine labels and shelf wear to the exterior. The interior pages pictured appear clean and well-preserved. The Heritage Club Sandglass insert is included. Original slipcase is in good condition. Please review photographs for the precise condition of the book. Open to reasonable offers. Feel free to use the "Contact Seller" feature to reach out. Author: Conrad, Joseph Introduction: Leo Gurko Illustrator: Robert Shore Publisher: The Heritage Press, Avon, Connecticut Publication Date: 1972 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Heritage Press edition. Robert Shore (illustrator). …

HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. Pictorial boards: mild edge wear, rubs, corner bumps, gilt title on sun-faded spine. Interior: color tinted illustrations, The Heritage Club informational sheet Number VII: 37 laid in. Blue speckled page edges (a part of the book appearance). DATE PUBLISHED: 1972 EDITION: 251. SHORE, ROBERT (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Minor edge and corner wear.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 251 pages. Illustrated by Robert Shore (illustrator).

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Special Edition In Hard Slipcase. Spine Of Book Is Quite Rubbed But Otherwise Binding Is Excellent. Book Text And Illustrations Are In Excellent Condition. Includes The Heritage Club Sandglass Book Review Booklet. Robert Shore (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. As Issued. Introduction by Leo Gurko. Cloth binding with black and white design on front and back covers. Silver title on spine. Speckled fore edges. 117pp. Content clean, bright and sound. Top and bottom of spine very slightly rubbed. Black cardboard slip case in good condition with edges slightly rubbed. This book is large and may require additional postage. Photos available on request. Illustrations By Robert Shore (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardbound, no dust jacket, within slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Sunfading to slipcase, otherwise very good. Robert Shore (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Signed on the colophon by the illustrator Robert Shore, #1950/2000. The brown slipcase with tan spine label is lightly scuffed and sunned. The original glassine dust wrapper is chipped at the corners, darkened spine. The specially designed linen cloth boards are a little rubbed at the extremities. Includes the Monthly Letter. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. Signed by Illustrator. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1969), 117pp, illus., slipcase, darkening to spine, no dj, some shelfwear to slipcase, contents clean & unmarked. Robert Shore (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Signed by illustrator Robert Shore on the limitation page. Limited edition #40/1500. Hardbound, no dust jacket, within slipcase. Robert Shore (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Reprint. Small folio, blue cloth, green lettering and cover vignette. As new, with Sandglass in green slipcase. Robert Shore (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Jacket. Book is bound in illustrated paper over hardboard with a blue cloth spine.The spine is sunned, It is inscribed and signed by Robert Shore on the page opposite the title page. I cannot find a statement of limitation. All pages are clean and the binding is tight. The slipcase is in very good condition. Send an e-mail for pictures. Robert Shore (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, slipcase. First edition thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition, thus. Heritage Press edition. A Near Fine copy in Near Fine slipcase. 4to., illustrated. Cloth, housed in publisher's slipcase. Very slight fading to the spine. The Heritage newsletter, SANDGLASS, laid in. A Near Fine copy in Near Fine slipcase. Robert Shore (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine hardcover in black full leather boards. Bright gilt embossed lettering and designs to the spine and panels. Gilt to the page ends. Three raised bands along the spine. Reading ribbon bound in. Illustrated. Notes from the Archives pamphlet laid in. Light rubbing to the page ends, otherwise no major signs of wear or aging. 251 pp. Robert Shore (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No DJ as Issued. Illustrated Edition. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in near fine condition, tiny faint stain to top edge of textblock. No DJ as issued. Includes slipcase in near fine condition with faint strip of sunning at top edge. No. 301/2000 limited edition copies signed by the illustrator Robert Shore. Robert Shore (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. AS NEW. No wear, no scuffs to the gray morocco binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. All edges gilt with no scuffs, no scratches. Moire silk end sheets and pastedowns. Silk ribbon bookmark. No name, no bookplate of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No dust jacket as issued. No sun fading. Robert Shore (illustrator).…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 117 pages; 1980 Easton Press. Oversize (28 cm) bound in full black leather with elaborate decorative and title design stamped brightly in gilt. All edges gilt. Hubbed spine and silk moire endpages. Feels and appears unread. Usual light fading to edges of silk endpapers; prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown - else fine. . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. A very scarce title in any condition, this volume is in Fine condition. The front and back covers are both in terrific condition and the gilded page edges show minor wear (see pictures of all edges). There is no markings, bookplates, or other signs of prior ownership in this book. This book is part of the Library of Famous Editions Collection published by Easton Press and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection. Robert Shore (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition, Book Club Edition. This is a limited edition of "An Outcast of the Islands" and was published by the Limited Editions Club in 1975. This edition, illustrated by Robert Shore, is a quarto-sized hardcover with 12 full-page color plates. It is numbered as copy #269 of 2000 and is signed by the artist. This book is a novel first published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as a mate on a steamer, the Vidar. The story follows Peter Willems, a disreputable and immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The novel features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in Almayer's Folly (1895) and The Rescue (1920), in addition to sharing other characters with those novels. This copy is in as-new condition - see photos. Robert Shore (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

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: Fine. One of 1500 copies designed by Ward Riitchie and printed at the Ward Ritchie Press, signed by the artist and the designer. Quarter navy morocco, blue cloth-covered boards. Fine copy in a fine slipcase. A handsome book. Robert Shore (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Slipcover shows little wear. No dust jacket. Little cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding. ** WE SHIP DAILY (Mon-Fri) ** Free Tracking Information.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. In black leather. Bookplate. Shore, Robert (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. This is a very fine copy of An Outcast of the Islands, the 2nd novel by the great writer British Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). It was first published in 1896 and was inspired by Conrad's time on the Norwegian steamer Vidar. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. It is a riveting story. This copy was published in 1975 by the Limited Editions Club and is of the best quality. It is printed on beautiful paper, with color illustrations by the famed American illustrator Robert Shore (1924-2014). It's a large book--9" x 11 1/2", and 212 pages, in a hard slipcase. The front endpaper is signed by its original owner, a Canadian diplomat. There's a little bit of wear to the slipcase. Minor fading to the spine of the book. The rest of the book is in pristine condition. Robert Shore (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.…