CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). An Outcast of the Islands. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8°. Original green cloth, title and imprint in gilt on spine, top edges gilt, others uncut (very slightly marked). Provenance: G.R. Radnors (pencilled signature on an endpaper). FIRST EDITION of Conrad's second book. Wise 2 -- The Nigger of the "Narcissus". London: William Heinemann, 1898. 2 copies (first and second issues), 8°. 32pp. of advertisements in first issue, 16pp. in the second. Original green cloth, on upper cover title in gilt within a gilt illustration of a lifebuoy, title and imprint in gilt on spine, uncut (both copies a trifle marked). First complete edition. Wise 5.

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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). An Outcast of the Islands. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8°. Original green cloth, title and imprint in gilt on spine, top edges gilt, others uncut (very slightly marked). Provenance: G.R. Radnors (pencilled signature on an endpaper). FIRST EDITION of Conrad's second book. Wise 2 -- The Nigger of the "Narcissus". London: William Heinemann, 1898. 2 copies (first and second issues), 8°. 32pp. of advertisements in first issue, 16pp. in the second. Original green cloth, on upper cover title in gilt within a gilt illustration of a lifebuoy, title and imprint in gilt on spine, uncut (both copies a trifle marked). First complete edition. Wise 5.

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