[Literature] Conrad, Joseph. Group of 3 Titles

1. The Nigger of the "Narcissus" A Tale of the Sea
London: William Heinemann, 1898. First English edition. 8vo. (vi), 259, (1), (32, ads) pp. Publisher's slate grey cloth (binding C), stamped in blind and in gilt; scattered minor soiling to text; ads unopened; in quarter green morocco slip case and chemise. Cagle A3c(1); Wise 3

2. Nostromo A Tale of the Seaboard
London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. First edition (p. 187 misnumbered "871"). 8vo. (viii), 480 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in light blue and in gilt, rubbing to joints; all edges trimmed; scattered spotting to text. Cagle A10a; Wise 15

3. The Secret Agent A Drama in Three Acts
London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1923. Limited edition, #88/1,000 numbered copies signed by Conrad. 8vo. (x), 185 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece photogravure of Conrad. Publisher's quarter vellum over drab paper-covered boards, printed paper spine label; in original dust-jacket, worn, losses and tears to spine, remnants of paper spine label; text largely unopened. Ehrsam, p. 305