LORD JIM. A Tale. With Joseph Conrad's signature on a Paul Lemperly bookplate.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very good+ condition. Item #020529
[vi], 451 pages of text. Original publisher's cloth binding, with minimal toning to the spine, and minor shelfwear including minor bumping to corners. No dustjacket; protected in custom-fitted archival Mylar. Advertisement of Conrad's four preceding works listed facing title page. Issued in October, 1900 and 2,893 copies were printed (Wise Bibliography #7). Engraved bookplate of Paul Lemperly (1858-1939) affixed neatly to the inside front cover. The bookplate is signed by Joseph Conrad; signature is smudged. Includes the original mailing envelope, dated December 17 1900, addressed to Lemperly, in Conrad's hand, affixed neatly to the facing page. The final few pages have minor foxing. Old printed bookseller description affixed above the bookplate. The text is otherwise quite clean and unmarked. First edition.
Price: $8,500.00