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First Edition Thus. Signed, limited edition (no. 54 of 1500 copies issued). Bound in the publisher's original full blue silk-weave cloth with the title gilt-stamped to a leather label affixed to the front board. 26 cm. 49 pp. Contains 3 exquisite original etchings (one of which folds out) by Bruce Chandler. In fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present. In the publisher's original clothbound, clamshell case (spine sunned, small spots of insect damage). Publisher's prospectus letter loosely laid in.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 1500, quarto size, 67 pp., signed by Bruce Chandler, with slipcase and LEC Club Letter. Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 1857-1924) was a Polish-British writer who, despite not being fluent in English until his twenties, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He wrote stories and novels that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutible universe and often brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. This story is somewhat akin to "Lord Jim" and "Nostromo", as the protagonist faces a difficult moral decision and chooses what, to many, appears to be the "wrong" decision. The plot is based on a real incident which occurred in 1880, on the British clipper ship the "Cutty Sark". With three incredibly lovely prints by Bruce Chandler, each made with a wide range of printing techniques, including aquatint, line etching, drypoint roulette, and burnishing. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in dark-blue Thai silk with black Nigerian goat leather label with gilt lettering on the cover, the three illustrations by Bruce Chandler (the first of which is a double-page illustration) bound in throughout; set in monotype Van Dijck on Magnani mould-made letterpress paper, binding quarto size (10 1/4" by 7 1/4"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xiv [2, blanks], [1-2] 3-49 [1, blank] [1, colophon], signed by Bruce Chandler at the colophon, issued in an edition of 1500 copies, this no. 1198. Housed in a black cloth box lined with dark-blue Thai silk made by the Jovonis Bookbindery with black leather label with gilt lettering on spine, loosely laid in is the LEC Letter, one sheet folded to four pages and folded once more for mailing, printed in blue and black. ___CONDITION: Book is in fine condition, silk binding is bright and free of any markings or wear, a strong, square text block with solid hingers, the interior is clean and bright, and the volume is entirely free of prior owner markings; as new. Box is in near fine condition, strong and sturdy, with some minor dustiness to the black cloth; LEC Letter fine, clean and without wear or creases (other than the original fold for mailing). ___CITATION: LEC no. 543. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Chandler, Bruce (illustratore). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket, as issued. LIMITED EDITION. (1985). 8vo. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION one of 1500 copies SIGNED by Chandler. Good, clean textblock. Minor bumping to spine ends of gently rubbed cloth covered boards. Discoloration to spine and edges of rubbed and lightly marked cloth covered clamshell case with slightest scraping along top of front hinge. Wear and slight bumping to case fore corners resulted in exposure. NF in VG case. Illustrator.…