An Outcast of the Islands -
Joseph Conrad
1896 - T. Fisher Unwin, London - First Edition, first issue
A fine first edition, first issue of Conrad's second novel. Rare in such fine condition, bright gilt to spine, without foxing to page edges, water marks to cloth or restoration.
“A tale of intrigue set on the Island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Peter Willems, a clerk in Macassar, granted a "second chance" at a remote river trading post, falls ever more hopelessly into traps set by himself and others. A parable of human frailty, with love and death the major players, this is a story of a man unable to understand others and fated never to possess his own soul.
I know the white man...in many lands have I seen them, always the slaves of their desires ...”
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1896 - T. Fisher Unwin, London - First Edition, first issue
A fine first edition, first issue of Conrad's second novel. Rare in such fine condition, bright gilt to spine, without foxing to page edges, water marks to cloth or restoration.“A tale of intrigue set on the Island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Peter Willems, a clerk in Macassar, granted a "second chance" at a remote river trading post, falls ever more hopelessly into traps set by himself and others. A parable of human frailty, with love and death the major players, this is a story of a man unable to understand others and fated never to possess his own soul.
I know the white man...in many lands have I seen them, always the slaves of their desires ...”
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The Works of Joseph Conrad in 20 Volumes -
Joseph Conrad
1925 - John Grant, Edinburgh
A finely bound twenty volume set of Conrad’s works. Illustrated with a frontispiece photogravure to each volume, and facsimile signatures of the author printed to first and final leaves. Each work preceded by the ‘Author’s Notes’.
Comprising: Lord Jim, Youth (which includes Heart of Darkness), The Secret Agent, Typhoon, Almayer’s Folly, The Arrow of Gold, The Nigger of the “Narcissus”, Victory, Nostromo, The Rover, Under Western Eyes, ‘Twixt Land and Sea, A Set of Six, A Personal Record, The Rescue, Within the Tides, Tales of Unrest, An Outcast of The Islands, The Shadow Line, The Mirror of The Sea, The Inheritors, Chance, Notes on Life and Letters, and Romance.
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1925 - John Grant, Edinburgh
A finely bound twenty volume set of Conrad’s works. Illustrated with a frontispiece photogravure to each volume, and facsimile signatures of the author printed to first and final leaves. Each work preceded by the ‘Author’s Notes’.Comprising: Lord Jim, Youth (which includes Heart of Darkness), The Secret Agent, Typhoon, Almayer’s Folly, The Arrow of Gold, The Nigger of the “Narcissus”, Victory, Nostromo, The Rover, Under Western Eyes, ‘Twixt Land and Sea, A Set of Six, A Personal Record, The Rescue, Within the Tides, Tales of Unrest, An Outcast of The Islands, The Shadow Line, The Mirror of The Sea, The Inheritors, Chance, Notes on Life and Letters, and Romance.
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Youth : A Narrative, and Two Other Stories -
Joseph Conrad
1902 - William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London - First Edition with second state of publisher&rsquo
‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’
First edition of Conrad's acclaimed short story collection, including his masterpiece 'The Heart of Darkness', which with its generation of visual scene upon visual scene each charged with more intense emotive impact, and a final cumulative effect of human imbecility, evil and horror, is now regarded as one of the greatest short stories ever written.
‘I couldn't help asking him once what he meant by coming here at all. “To make money, of course. What do you think?” he said scornfully.’
‘The Horror! The Horror!’
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1902 - William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London - First Edition with second state of publisher&rsquo
‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’First edition of Conrad's acclaimed short story collection, including his masterpiece 'The Heart of Darkness', which with its generation of visual scene upon visual scene each charged with more intense emotive impact, and a final cumulative effect of human imbecility, evil and horror, is now regarded as one of the greatest short stories ever written.
‘I couldn't help asking him once what he meant by coming here at all. “To make money, of course. What do you think?” he said scornfully.’
‘The Horror! The Horror!’
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Independence - Rectorial Address delivered at St. Andrews, October 10, 1923 -
Rudyard Kipling
1923 - Macmillan and Co., London - First Edition
Kipling was elected Rector of St. Andrews University in Scotland, an gave this speech at his inauguration.
A fine copy in grayish blue paper wraps as issued.
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1923 - Macmillan and Co., London - First Edition
Kipling was elected Rector of St. Andrews University in Scotland, an gave this speech at his inauguration.A fine copy in grayish blue paper wraps as issued.
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Stalky and Co. -
Rudyard Kipling
1899 - Macmillan and Co., London - First English Edition
“Stalky,’ in their school vocabulary, meant clever, well considered and wily, as applied to plans of action: and ‘stalkiness’ was the one virtue Corkran toiled after.’
Schoolboy japes and mischief abound in this finely bound volume about a trio in an English boarding school, based on Kipling’s own experiences as a young man. An amusing and entertaining novel from one of Britain’s most famous authors.
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1899 - Macmillan and Co., London - First English Edition
“Stalky,’ in their school vocabulary, meant clever, well considered and wily, as applied to plans of action: and ‘stalkiness’ was the one virtue Corkran toiled after.’Schoolboy japes and mischief abound in this finely bound volume about a trio in an English boarding school, based on Kipling’s own experiences as a young man. An amusing and entertaining novel from one of Britain’s most famous authors.
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The Works of Rudyard Kipling - Signed -
Rudyard Kipling
1914-1926 - Doubleday, Garden City - Seven Seas Edition. Number 487 of 1050 limited copies. (The counterpart to the London Bombay Edition)
A handsomely bound complete set of Kipling’s works in twenty-seven volumes, the de luxe issue limited to 1,050 sets, the first volume, Plain Tales from the Hills, is signed by Kipling.
Printed at the Country Life Press, Gardem City, Long Island from Florentine Press type on special hand-made paper with watermark bearing “R [Ganesha device with lotus and swastika] K” on each second leaf.
Including such titles as Soldiers Three, Kim, The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, Stalky & Co., Just So Stories, The Five Nations, Plain Tales from the Hills and the Seven Seas
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1914-1926 - Doubleday, Garden City - Seven Seas Edition. Number 487 of 1050 limited copies. (The counterpart to the London Bombay Edition)
A handsomely bound complete set of Kipling’s works in twenty-seven volumes, the de luxe issue limited to 1,050 sets, the first volume, Plain Tales from the Hills, is signed by Kipling. Printed at the Country Life Press, Gardem City, Long Island from Florentine Press type on special hand-made paper with watermark bearing “R [Ganesha device with lotus and swastika] K” on each second leaf.
Including such titles as Soldiers Three, Kim, The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, Stalky & Co., Just So Stories, The Five Nations, Plain Tales from the Hills and the Seven Seas
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Rewards and Fairies - containing If -
Rudyard Kipling, Frank Craig (illustrator)
1910 - Macmillan and Co., London - First Edition
‘If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too.....
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, and – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!’
A bright and superior first edition, the first appearance of Kipling’s beloved poem, ‘If ’, together with a charming collection of (occasionally fantastical and supernatural) stories and verse. Many are set in the surroundings of Kipling’s Sussex home, and perfectly capture the myth and mystery of the English countryside. Includes the tales ‘The Marklake Witches’ and ‘Simple Simon’.
With four full page black and white illustrations by Frank Craig.
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1910 - Macmillan and Co., London - First Edition
‘If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too.....
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, and – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!’
A bright and superior first edition, the first appearance of Kipling’s beloved poem, ‘If ’, together with a charming collection of (occasionally fantastical and supernatural) stories and verse. Many are set in the surroundings of Kipling’s Sussex home, and perfectly capture the myth and mystery of the English countryside. Includes the tales ‘The Marklake Witches’ and ‘Simple Simon’.
With four full page black and white illustrations by Frank Craig.
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Price HK$ 7,000