These 60 recollections present some of the many facets of Conrad the writer, the adventurer and the recluse, the Polish gallant and the neurotic modernist, the Edwardian country gentleman and the penniless beggar.
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These 60 recollections present some of the many facets of Conrad the writer, the adventurer and the recluse, the Polish gallant and the neurotic modernist, the Edwardian country gentleman and the penniless beggar.
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Very Good in Like New jacket. First edition stated. Hardbound book in very good+ condition, crisp and firmly bound in clean straight black boards. Full color dust jacket in mylar is like new, glossy and crisp.
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As New in As New jacket. Large 8vo. xiii, 240 pp, preface, acknowledgments, a note on the text, Conrad's Life: A Chronology, Intervires and Recollections: Part I. Conrad's Family; Part II. Conrad at Home; Part III. Conrad and the Sea; Part IV. Conrad in the Nineties: Part V. Literary Friendships; Part VI. Uner Artist's Eyes; Part VII. Conrad in American; Part VIII. Pen Portraits; Part IX. Conrad's Death; index. First Edition, 1990. "The sixty recollections in this volume reveal some of the many facets of this brilliant and enigmatic character: Conrad the adventurer and the recluse, the Polish gallant and the neurotic modernist, the edwardian country gentleman and the penniless beggar. As this collectgion aptly demonstrates, Conrad must be constructed afresh by each person who meets him." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Minute closed tear to top edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine.