Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River

by Joseph Conrad

$2,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition, first state, with type dropped in bottom two lines on p. 110. 1 vols. 8vo. Original olive green cloth, t.e.g., others uncut. Almost fine, in slipcase. Smith 1; Cagle A1a1. Item #261497 Conrad’s first book, recording the experiences of Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer who travels to Borneo in search of a goldmine. Almayer's Folly establishes many of the interests and themes that would

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