The Works of Joseph Conrad [Complete Folio Society set].

Conrad, Joseph.

Edité par London; The Folio Society, 1996-2005., 2002

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Complete set of 17 octavo volumes, uniformly bound in publisher's midnight blue cloth; titled in silver to spines within decorative scrollwork; upper boards stamped with full-cover pictorial designs in black and silver, after illustrations by Francis Mosley; pale blue end-papers all in the original midnight blue paper-covered slipcases with silver signature vignette to upper panel. Each entry is illustrated with full page black-and-white illustrations after linocuts by Mosley. Joseph Conrad is one of the most celebrated writers in the English language. His novels and short stories, written in poetic prose, have been recognised for their moral, psychological, and political sophistication. Conrad's work was embraced by figures as diverse as T. S. Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Virginia Woolf, Jorge Luis Borges, John Le Carré, V. S. Naipaul, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William S. Burrows, Francis Ford Coppola, and Orson Wellves. This excellently presented Folio society set comprises all of Conrad's major works, and is newly illustrated with striking linocuts executed in an expressionist style that aptly matches the mood and texture of much of Conrad's prose. 17 imprints: [1] Almayer's Folly and Tales of Unrest. 2002. First printing. Pp., 328, [2], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Richard Woolman. [2] An Outcast of These Islands. 2003. First printing. Pp., 312, [2], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Richard Woolman. [3] Heart of Darkness and Two other Stories [Youth and The End of the Tether]. 2003. Third printing. Pp., 296, [2], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Jeremy Harding. [4] Lord Jim. A Tale. 1996. First printing. Pp., 294, plus 14 full page illustrations. Introduction by Gavin Young. [5] Typhoon The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' and Other Stories [Amy Foster; Falk: A Reminiscence; Tomorrow]. 2000. First printing. Pp., 353, [1], plus 13 full page illustrations. Introduction by Paul Theroux. [6] Nostromo A Tale of the Seaboard. 2004. Second printing. Pp., 424, [2], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Richard Holmes. [7] The Mirror of the Sea and a Personal Record. 2005. First printing. Pp., 311, [3], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Jeffrey Meyers. [8] The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale. 2001. Second printing. Pp., 270, [2], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Colin Ward. [9] Under Western Eyes. 2000. First printing. Pp., 298, plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Jeffrey Meyers. [10] The Duel and Other Tales [Gaspar Ruiz: A Romantic tales; The Informer: An Ironic Tale; The Brute: An Indignant Tale; The Anarchist: A Desperate Tale; Il Conde: A Pathetic Tale]. 2003. First printing. Pp., 262, [2], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Giles Foden. [11] The Secret Sharer and Other Stories 'Twixt Land and Sea and Tales of Hearsay. 2003. First printing. Pp., 288, plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Jeremy Harding. [12] Chance A Tale in Two Parts. 2001. First printing. Pp., 345, [1], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Malcolm Bradbury. [13] Victory An Island Tale. 1999. First printing. Pp., 352, plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Eleanor Bron. [14] The Shadow-Line and Within the Tides. 2001. First printing. Pp., 280, plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Alan Ross. [15] The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes. 2005. First printing. Pp., 314, plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Giles Foden. [16] The Rescue a Romance of the Shallows. 2003. First printing. Pp., 311, [1], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Richard Woolman. [17] The Rover. 2002. First printing. Pp., 243, [5], plus 12 full page illustrations. Introduction by Richard Fletcher. The bindings are uniformly fresh: the corners sharp, hinges strong, and cloth and silver bright. Small spot to verso of front free end-paper to 'The Rescue', otherwise all volumes are internally.

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• Titre: The Works of Joseph Conrad [Complete Folio Society set].
• Éditeur: London; The Folio Society, 1996-2005.
• Date de parution: 2002