Author: JEAN-AUBRY, G[EORGES].
Title: Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters (Two Volume Set)
Description: Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of this two-volume biography of Polish-British author Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), with a collection of Conrad's letters. The author, G. Jean-Aubry, was a music critic and great friend of Conrad. Each volume with tissue-guarded photographic portrait of Conrad: one at age 26 and the other at about age 65. Also with plates bearing images from scenes in Conrad's life. --- Bound in blue cloth-covered boards with Conrad facsimile signature in gilt to covers, spine titling also in gilt, cover fillets in blind and top edges gilt. Volumes lack the dust jackets. --- An excellent set though with some sunning to spines, bruising to front endpapers of vol. II, light foxing to leaves and light rubbing to covers; else tightly-bound, sound copies. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xii, 339, x, 376 pages. Very Good .

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