Lord Jim. By Joseph Conrad. Limited Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1977.

Originally published in full book form in 1900, Lord Jim might contain Joseph Conrad’s quintessential elements more than any of his other works: of course, the prose is spectacular; the novel takes for its subject the lives of sailors and seafarers; it also shares a character with Heart of Darkness–Marlow, who once again narrates. Lord Jim is also a character study, but one more fully formed. It is an essential text for any Conrad collector.

This limited edition is in fine condition. In the original red leather, finely gilt stamped. Raised bands. Gilt spine label. Text block fine. Gilt edges. Silk moire endpapers and bookmark sewn in.

A fine collector’s copy of Lord Jim.