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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). 'Twixt Land & Sea. Tales. London: J.M. Dent, 1912.
8° (186 x 117mm). Title in red and black. Original limp boards covered in dove grey paper, front cover with printed title, author's name and the word 'proof' with pencilled date: 3/1/1902 (lightly soiled and stained, wear and repairs to back cover), blue cloth box.
PROOF COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, published on 14 October 1912. The three tales -- 'A Smile of Fortune,' 'The Secret Sharer,' 'Freya of the Seven Isles,' -- are dedicated to Captain C.M. Marris whose unexpected appearance in October 1909, after marriage to a Malay Princess in Penang and twenty-one years in the East, had turned Conrad's mind back to his own experiences in the Malay seas. Ehrsam p. 317; Wise Conrad 21.
8° (186 x 117mm). Title in red and black. Original limp boards covered in dove grey paper, front cover with printed title, author's name and the word 'proof' with pencilled date: 3/1/1902 (lightly soiled and stained, wear and repairs to back cover), blue cloth box.
PROOF COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, published on 14 October 1912. The three tales -- 'A Smile of Fortune,' 'The Secret Sharer,' 'Freya of the Seven Isles,' -- are dedicated to Captain C.M. Marris whose unexpected appearance in October 1909, after marriage to a Malay Princess in Penang and twenty-one years in the East, had turned Conrad's mind back to his own experiences in the Malay seas. Ehrsam p. 317; Wise Conrad 21.
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