19 BAUMAN RARE BOOKS Signed limited “Sun-Dial Edition” of Conrad’s works, one of 735 sets, including the two-volume Life and Letters, signed in the first volume by Conrad, handsomely bound. “Conrad’s work at its best achieved a synthesis of theme, treatment and language of a kind without precedent in English literature… To a degree beyond the ordinary, he owed his fame to the good fortune of a remarkable lifestory which enabled him to use as material for fiction many strange and picturesque experiences” (DNB). With photographic frontispiece portraits of Conrad in Almayer’s Folly and each of the volumes of Life and Letters. Spines evenly toned, a few corners gently rubbed. A handsome set in about-fine condition. Handsomely Bound “Sun-Dial” Edition Of Conrad’s Works, Signed By Him 18CONRAD, Joseph. The Works. Twenty-two volumes. WITH: JEAN-AUBRY, G. Life and Letters. Two volumes. Garden City, 1920-28. Altogether, twenty-four volumes. Octavo, contemporary threequarter blue morocco gilt. $12,800
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