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The mirror of the sea / by Joseph Conrad author of "Nostromo" etc.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection EC9 C7637 906m
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seafaring life.
- Genre:
- Essays.
- Autobiographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Van Dyke, William (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 6 unnumbered pages, 328 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, MCMVI [1906]
- Contents:
- Landfalls and departures
- Emblems of hope
- The fine art
- Cobwebs and gossamer
- The weight of the burden
- Overdue and missing
- The grip of the land
- The character of the foe
- Rulers of East and West
- The faithful river
- In captivity
- Initiation
- The nursery of the craft
- The "Tremolino"
- The heroic age.
- Notes:
- Title within decorated border.
- "Copyright, 1906, by Harper & Brothers."
- Blue decorated boards with picture of sailing ship against clouds in yellow, tan, brown and blue on front cover.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has label of Brentano's New York.
- Culture Class Collection copy has autograph and label of William Van Dyke.
- OCLC:
- 5977845
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