An Outcast of the Islands

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.