CONRAD, JOSEPH | Chance, a Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co., 1914

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CONRAD, JOSEPH

Chance, a Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co., 1914

8vo. Publisher's advertisements at end; some spotting. Original green linen finish cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, publisher's name appears as "METHVEN"; spine faded, corners bumped.

First published state, presentation copy, inscribed: "In this book I made an attempt to grapple with characters generally foreign to the body of my work and tried to present them coloquially [sic]. Joseph Conrad."

REFERENCE:

Cagle A17a(10); Keating 105