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45, Abermarle Street,W. London, and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1904 Hard cover, 8vo, in original publisher's blue cloth with lighter blue titles and wave decoration blocked to the front board, and along the head of the spine. Titles are blocked in gilt to the spine, reading: "NOSTROMO/A TALE/ OF THE/SEABOARD /JOSEPH CONRAD/HARPER'S. A scarce, very presentable copy of the First English Edition, First Printing, with page 187 misprinted as p. 871, 1904 on the title page, the last page correctly numbered as p. 480, and the spine printed with the title, author name and "Harper's" publisher's name. Print run for this edition was 2000. copies, with a penciled note "probably 14 October, 1904" to ffep. Earlier serialized in the UK in "T.P.'s Weekly" Jan. 29-Oct. 27, 1904, according to Supino. COLLATION:[8],[1], 2-480 [1] pp. **CONDITION: Very Good Plus, or better. No d/j.Outside, the spine gilt remains pleasingly bright. A slightly bent corner to front fore edge and rippled…

Nostromo is a novel by Joseph Conrad, which is considered one of his greatest works. Set in the fictional South American country of Costaguana, it tells the story of the rise and fall of the title character, a 'faithful' Italian expatriate and foreman of the dock workers.

Typically includes the publication date '1904' on the title page with Harper & Brothers as the publisher.