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The Exceptional Lemperly-Doheny Copy
21. Under Western Eyes CONRAD, Joseph
Methuen, 1911. First edition. Original red linen-grain cloth, spine lettered and decorat- ed in gilt in rare green printed dustwrapper. A fine copy in a very near fine dustwrap - per, which is notably bright with just a small nick to the lower joint and light wear to the spine ends and corners. Three bookplates to the front endpapers, including those from the notable collections of Paul Lemperly and Estelle Doheny. [42415] £28,500 Under Western Eyes is the last book in the astonishing sequence of novels that constituted Con- rad’s major literary output, beginning with The Nigger of the “Narcissus” (1897), taking in Lord Jim , Youth , Typhoon , Nostromo and The Secret Agent . “With Under Western Eyes he even dared to challenge (and arguably surpassed) Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment ” (ODNB). Notably rare in any dustwrapper, particularly one so well preserved. PROVENANCE: Paul Lemperly (1858-1939, noted American book collector) sold Park Bernet, 1940 to; Estelle Doheny (1875-1958, sold Christies 1988); Notable private London collector.
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