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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1992. First edition thus. Hardcover. 121 pages. Number 18 from an edition of only 300 copies with type set in Fournier at the Golgonooza Letter Foundry by Dan Carr and Julia Ferrari. The text was printed by Wild Carrot Letter Press on Lana Royal. An attractive edition of this classic short novel from Joseph Conrad. Includes four full page and four half-page etchings by Sean Scully. A fine copy in full black leather binding with gilt lettering and in a fine cloth clamshell box. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Sean Scully on the colophon page. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the heart of Africa. The story is a complex exploration of the darkness within the human soul and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals.