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First edition, first impression, first issue with the 40 pages of inserted ads at the rear. A very nice copy, uncommon in such excellent condition. One of Conrad's very best works - a stunning novel of detection, espionage and revolution. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles and decoration to spine gilt. Cloth a little rubbed at extremities, a little dulling and some small marks, small chip from lower corner of final leaf of ads, not affecting text. An excellent copy.

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