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Twixt Land and Sea
por Conrad, Joseph
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- Livreiro
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New York, New York, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1912 First edition, third issue with corrected "Seven" to front board. One of 3500 copies. Publisher's olive-green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front board lettered in black. Very good, with light toning to spine, small dent to right edge of front board, mild soiling to bottom edge of text block, and light thumbsoiling to front endpapers and title page. Overall, an attractive copy. Wise 21. Twixt Land & Sea is a collection of three seafaring short stories by Conrad: "A Smile of Fortune," "Freya of the Seven Seas," and "The Secret Sharer." The last is generally regarded as one of Conrad's best shorter works, second only to Heart of Darkness (1899). It tells the story of a sea captain who hides and protects a stowaway who murdered a man on another ship. The story has strong psychological elements, with the identities of the captain and the stowaway overlapping in surreal and supernatural ways. Just one year after the publication of Twixt Land & Sea, Conrad achieved long-overdue fame and commercial success with his novel, Chance (1913).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
Sinopse
Ever since the sun rose I had been looking ahead. The ship glided gently in smooth water. After a sixty days' passage I was anxious to make my landfall, a fertile and beautiful island of the tropics. The more enthusiastic of its inhabitants delight in describing it as the Pearl of the Ocean. Well, let us call it the Pearl. It's a good name. A pearl distilling much sweetness upon the world.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- JC083
- Título
- Twixt Land and Sea
- Autor
- Conrad, Joseph
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Data de publicação
- 1912
- Catálogos de livreiros
- 20th Century Literature; Modern Firsts; Fiction; British Literature;
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Membro de Biblio desde 2006
New York, New York
Sobre B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Selling First Editions and Rare Books from all centuries. Specializing in 19th and 20th century literature, modern first editions, signed and inscribed books, early children's literature, and poetry.
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