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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896 First edition, first printing, with "this" for "their" on p. 26, line 31; "Absolution" for "ablution" p. 110, line 12; "9" missing on p. 129; and "hate" for "fate" on p. 356, line 26. One of 3000 copies. Publisher's green cloth, spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, fore edges and bottom edges of pages untrimmed. An excellent copy with bright and unfaded gilt to spine, only a few small spots of slight discoloration to the front cover, a light scuff and some rippling to cloth on the rear cover, two very tiny punctures to cloth on middle of spine, else fine. Overall, a very bright and unfaded copy that presents beautifully. Housed in custom quarter leather box with a folding chemise. Wise 2. A first edition, first printing of Conrad's second book. The "outcast of the islands" is Peter Willems, a man who is caught embezzling from his employer, but given another chance by his wealthy benefactor Tom Lingard, who sets Willems up with a…

An Outcast of the Islands is a novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1896. The book follows the story of Peter Willems, a Dutch-Belgian tramp with a troubled past, who finds himself involved in treacherous local politics in a colonial setting.

Green cloth.