[Literature] Conrad, Joseph Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard

London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. First edition, first printing (with p. 187 misprinted as 871). 8vo. (viii), 480 pp. From the library of noted New York book collector and literary patron John Quinn, and with his Jack Yeats-designed book-plate on front paste-down. Original blue cloth, stamped in white and in gilt, spine cap chipped, joints and spine slightly rubbed, spine slightly darkened; all edges trimmed. Wise 15

Together with:

The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920. First edition. 8vo. (viii), 404 pp. From the library of noted New York book collector and literary patron John Quinn, and with his Jack Yeats-designed book-plate on front paste-down. Original dark blue cloth, stamped in gilt, spine ends and corners lightly worn; all edges trimmed; dust-jacket wanting. Wise 55

A nice association, from the library of noted New York lawyer, art and book collector and patron, John Quinn (1870-1924). Quinn was one of the foremost patrons of modern art and literature of his day, and often provided financial and legal assistance to various artists. Beginning in August 1911, and continuing for more than ten years, Quinn acted as Conrad's principal literary patron, and in the process acquired nearly all of Conrad's original manuscripts. Conrad's partial manuscript for Nostromo was sold by Quinn in 1923 (Lot 1821) during the liquidation of his library, and was acquired by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach. It is now in the Rosenbach Library and Museum in Philadelphia.