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Green cloth with decorative front. Gilt and decoration on spine. Two small stain spots on front. Bumped corners and small wear at top of spine. Includes a 32 page bound in catalogue of publisher Blackwood's available titles. First edition, second state. Includes the first publication of Heart of Darkness which went on to become one of Conrad's best know works. A very good, rare copy. Size: 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall.

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.