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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River. London: T. Fisher, 1895.
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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River. London: T. Fisher, 1895.

8vo. Original dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, gilt top edge, others uncut (spine a bit leaned and gently sunned, some wear to ends); folding case.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE with the letters-missing from the last two lines of p.110. Almayer's Folly, Conrad's first published work, centers on the life of Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle, who dreams of finding a hidden gold mine. Cagle A1a(1); Smith 1; Wise 1.

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