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THE SECRET AGENT. A Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph

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Title: THE SECRET AGENT. A Simple Tale
Author: Conrad, Joseph
Seller: Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description: 1907. [the Charlie Watts copy] London: Methuen & Co., (1907). 40 pp ads dated Sept 1907. Original deep red cloth with gilt-decorated spine. First Edition of Conrad's tale of espionage sited in Russia. The idea for the story came from an actual 1890s revolutionary attempt to blow up the Observatory at Greenwich. Conrad initially planned this to be a short story (titled "Verloc"); however, as he "got into" it, he lengthened it into a full-blown novel. He then strove to make it a popular novel, one that would provide him with the cash he needed to get out from under pressing debts; however, after an initial flourish, sales dropped off and the book was not reprinted until 1914, after the success of CHANCE reawakened interest in Conrad. The initial printing consisted of 2,500 copies, including 500 for the colonies and 500 for Canada. However, the good initial reception of the book prompted the publisher to use the colonial copies for the domestic market instead, replacing the colonial half-title and title with the standard domestic one -- "there is no visible evidence of cancellation and for all practical purposes we must regard these copies as indistinguishable from the regular domestic issue" [Cagle]. This is a bright, close-to-fine copy (slight rubbing at the corners, spine with very little of the usual fading); the original endpapers are intact, and the foxing is limited to a few leaves at each end. In our experience LORD JIM, YOUTH and THE SECRET AGENT are the toughest of Conrad's first published editions to find in collectible condition. Cagle A12a(1); a "Modern Library 100" selection and a "Connolly 100 Key Books of the Modern Movement" selection. Provenance: unusual skull-with-worm bookplate of "PMF". This copy came from the amazing literary library of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (Christie's London sale, lot 395, September 2023); he eschewed bookplates, but this copy appears in that sale catalogue, along with mention of the afore-mentioned "PMF" bookplate (we'll include a copy of this listing).

CHILI QUEENS, HAY WAGONS AND FANDANGOS: THE SPANISH PLAZAS IN FRONTIER SAN ANTONIO [Signed] by Fisher, Lewis F.

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Title: CHILI QUEENS, HAY WAGONS AND FANDANGOS: THE SPANISH PLAZAS IN FRONTIER SAN ANTONIO [Signed]
Author: Fisher, Lewis F.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781893271630
Description: San Antonio, Texas: Maverick Publishing Company, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small square quarto, vii, 104 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$38.95." Bumping to dust jacket edges. Small closed tear to head of dust jacket spine. Closed tear to bottom edge of back of dust jacket. Bumping to board edges. Sticker residue on front board. Stain to bottom edge of textblock. Inscribed by Fisher on half title page. Shelved Texas. 1412667. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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SAWYER by YEARICK, Bob

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Title: SAWYER
Author: YEARICK, Bob
Seller: Second Life Books Inc (United States)
ISBN: 9780974171371
Description: Dover DE: Bay Oak, 2006. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 231. Paper wraps. About as new. A novel about pro football.

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