CONRAD, Joseph.

Notes On Life and Letters.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company , 1921.

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First edition of Joseph Conrad's notes on life and letters

First American edition of this rare collection of Conrad's essays. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Although the number of American copies printed is unknown, it is quite a scarce edition; its only reprints in early years were as a "Deep Sea" flexible-leather volume and for collected editions of Conrad's works, such as the "Sun-Dial," the "Canterbury," and the "Kent." Near fine in a good dust jacket.

Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad is widely considered one of the greatest novelists of the English language. Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew, among other things, on his native Poland's national experiences and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated world—including imperialism and colonialism—and that profoundly explore the human psyche. Conrad's best known novels and short stories include Heart of Darkness (1899), Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), and The Arrow of Gold (1919).