The Shadow Line. A Confession

Conrad, Joseph

Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City/New York, 1917

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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One of Conrad's greatest tales of the sea, set in ".that dim boundary that divides youth from maturity." This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, surprisingly scarce considering the fame of the author. Dark blue cloth binding with titling and the image of a sailing ship in gilt. Clean text; 197 pages. Text is nicely bright and clear, Small spot on edge of front cover; some very light rub to the margins. Evidence of erasure or label removal to the first free endpaper; some light spotting to the page ends. Spine has darkened, with the gilt a bit dulled. All still readable. The dustjacket is complete, unclipped, but is from a Later Printing. Spine has darkened; rubbed at tips, with some small chips. In an archival plastic protector. A very solid copy. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Seller Inventory # 005642

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Title: The Shadow Line. A Confession

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City/New York

Publication Date: 1917

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First American Edition.

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Quercus Rare Books has been an online resource for readers and collectors since 1999. We seek to provide noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our main focus is Modern Literature, in particular the great Irish writers of the early 20th Century. We also specialize in Irish History and the Politics of Ireland's liberation. Other areas of interest are American History and significant works of the 18th-and 19th-century. Quercus is a Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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