Tales of Hearsay
London: T. Fisher Unwin LTD, 1925.
First Edition. Hardcover.
First Edition. With a preface by R. B. Cunninghame.
The four stories in this collection include Conrad's first (The Blake Mate, 1884) and his last (The Tale & The Warrior's Soul, both written in 1917). From Cunninghame's preface: "In all of these stories, even in the first, written before he had fairly found his wings, there is a vein of great urbanity and knowledge of the world, for Conrad never preaches. He only holds the mirror up to nature for men to see themselves, and draw such moral as they can from their own faces."
Item #900551Octavo, green cloth, 288pp, 21pp introduction.
Very light foxing, clean, tight, very good indeed.
Price: $75.00