Typhoon


By: CONRAD, Joseph

Price: $88.00

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Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

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An early reprint edition of the gripping tale of the sea by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). The author, born in Poland, served in the merchant navies of France and Britain before turning to full-time writing in England. In this novelette, his Captain MacWhirr character obstinately refuses to attempt to avoid the full force of a ferocious typhoon. With 6 plates bearing Maurice Greiffenhagen's black & white illustrations. --- In dark green cloth-covered boards with shadowy image of the steamer SS Nan-Shan amidst stormy seas; orange titling and accents. Lacks a dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signatures in 3 locations (twice on title page), light wear & minor soiling to cloth and discreet New York bookseller label to rear paste-down, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; v, 205, (4, ads) pages

Title: Typhoon

Author Name: CONRAD, Joseph

Location Published: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1902

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Categories: >>Classic Fiction, Literature, >>Illustrated Classics

Stock No.: 87235