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London, Methuen, 1907. . First edition, first impression, first issue with 40pp. publisher's catalogue (dated September 1907) at end (final leaf of catalogue toned); 8vo; publisher's red cloth, titles to spine gilt, two corners lightly bumped, three tiny ink spots to spine, but an exceptional copy of a true masterpiece. Conrad's thriller was based on a true incident from the late nineteenth century - a bombing in Greenwich Park. His treatment of the psychology of his protagonists in this novel is truly one of his greatest achievements. A Haycraft Queen cornerstone. Copies in this condition are not common.

The Secret Agent, first published in 1907, is one of Joseph Conrad's later political novels which portray the darker aspects of human nature.