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The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale

The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale

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The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale

by Conrad, Joseph

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Original blue pictorial cloth. Spine a bit cocked and edges sunned, a very good copy
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First American edition. 373ppo. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth. Spine a bit cocked and edges sunned, a very good copy. First American edition. 373ppo. 1 vols. 8vo. Cagle has identified more than one hundred variants between the English and American editions, mostly "the type of corrections easily made in proof, " leading him to believe that Harpers set the text from uncorrected proofs supplied from Methuen. Smith 13; Cagle A12b, binding a; Keating 75; Conolly 100 15b

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James Cummins Bookseller US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
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Title
The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale
Author
Conrad, Joseph
Format/Binding
373ppo. 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition
Used - Original blue pictorial cloth. Spine a bit cocked and edges sunned, a very good copy
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First American edition
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1907
Keywords
British | British | Joseph Conrad
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Literature;

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cocked
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Cloth
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Spine
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