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Second impression of the true first edition - retaining the printing errors from the first impression as follows: "anyrate" p. 77, line 5, 7 lines from the bottom; the omission of "keep" after "can" p. 226 and "cure" (instead of "cured") p. 226, both 7 lines from the bottom; plus "his" p. 319, last line, being printed below the line. ***Very good in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and black floral decoration to the spine, and black titles and floral decoration to the front board. The gilt is still lovely and bright. The boards are quite clean, but darkened mainly to the spine from age and handling. The boards are not faded, and retain the deep green colour, even on the spine. The head and tail of the spine are slightly rubbed and creased as usual, mainly at the bottom edge. There is slight rubbing to the cloth at the corners, but these remain sharp and are not bumped. Page block edges clean. The binding is nice and straight, without any reading lean. Internally, the book is also very good, with no inscriptions. There is some of the usual foxing, but this mainly affects only the first and last few pages - also some browning to the endpapers, but no splitting to the endpapers or actual binding which remains firm. There are a few light handling marks throughout the book. No creases or tears, but a couple of pages have been roughly uncut - however this doesn't affect the text (please see scans). No dustwrapper as per usual. ***451 pages with no publisher's catalogue (first state). 196mm x 138mm. ***'"Lord Jim" is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, including a young British seaman named Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with himself and his past and seeking redemption and acceptance. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Lord Jim 85th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The opening event in "Lord Jim" has been speculated by historians to have been based in part on an actual abandonment of a ship. On 17 July 1880, the British merchantman SS Jeddah set sail from Singapore bound for Penang and Jeddah, with 778 men, 147 women, and 67 children on board. The passengers were Muslims from the Malay states and were travelling to Mecca for the hajj (holy pilgrimage). After rough weather conditions, the Jeddah began taking on water. The hull sprang a large leak, the water rose rapidly, and the captain and officers abandoned the heavily listing ship. They were picked up by another vessel and taken to Aden, where they claimed that the passengers had attacked two engineers and the ship had foundered in poor weather. The pilgrims were abandoned by the crew. However, on 8 August 1880, a French steamship towed Jeddah into Aden and the pilgrims on board survived the incident. An official inquiry followed, as in the novel.' (Wiki) ***A second impression of the true first edition of one of Joseph Conrad's finest novels "Lord Jim" - in the original publisher's green cloth-covered gilt-decorated boards, in very good original condition for a book now over 120 years old. A collector's copy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
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