LEATHER Set;Works of JOSEPH CONRAD!! (COMPLETE 27-VOLUMES!) 1921-1926

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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JOSEPH CONRAD! Complete in 27-volumes. Printed in 1921-1926. Exceptionally fresh and well preserved. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists ever to write in the English language. An extremely early set printed during and the year following Conrad's death in 1924. This set is approaching 100 years old. COMPLETE in 27 Volumes, 27 titles listed upfront on the list of titles. Set is complete in 27 volumes. These are semi limp bindings, meaning that they are softer than typical bindings. Bound in the original full blue leather bindings. These are full leather bindings. Full leather bindings were more expensive to produce and are highly desirable. These are semi limp bindings, meaning that they are softer than typical bindings. Top edge gilded. Gilded lettering and design on spine/cover. Color illustrated board and end-paper. 7.25 inches tall. Complete 27 volume set, as listed on the half-title. Doubleday, Page & Company. 1921-1926. CONDITION: A nice antiquarian set, in excellent condition for its age, with some external abrasions and shelf wear to the leather bindings. Hinges attached, some rubbed, several with technical extremity starting. Some general rubbing. Interiors are clean, bright, and extremely fresh and well preserved. The main wear to this set is the shelf wear to the bindings. There is some edge chipping along the edges of the covers, and spine extremities, and base of some spines that matches the overall condition. These are semi limp bindings, meaning that they are softer than typical bindings. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership. The condition is not perfect, but the set is still complete and presentable as it is. Early leather sets of Conrad are difficult to obtain. The Arrow of Gold The Rescue Within the Tides The Shadow Line The Mirror of the Sea The Inheritors Typhoon The Rover Falk A Set of Six Twixt Land and Sea The Secret Agent Suspense Lord Jim Youth Tales of Hearsay Under Western Eyes A Personal Record Chance Victory Romance Nostromo The Nigger of the Narcissus An Outcast of the Islands Almayer's Folly Notes on Life and Letters A particularly early set. Sets issued just 1 year prior, in 1920, are listed at between $10,000 and $20,000. This is an affordable antiquarian set of Conrad, bound in leather. An extremely early set printed during and the year following Conrad's death in 1924. This set is approaching 100 years old. 3021.

Seller Inventory # 22.08.18.co

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LEATHER Set;Works of JOSEPH CONRAD!! (COMPLETE 27-VOLUMES!) 1921-1926
• Binding: Hardcover