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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
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Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Description
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900.
8vo. Original green cloth stamped in black, spine lettered in gilt (spine sunned, light soiling to upper cover, front joint partially starting but firm); folding case.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with: “anyrate” p.77, l. 5, “cure” for “cured” p.226, 7 lines from the bottom, the omission of “keep” after “can” p.226, 7 lines from the bottom, and “his” p.319, last line, being printed below the line. The Modern Library ranked Lord Jim 85th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Cagle A5a(1); Smith 5; Wise 7.