Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Includes slipcase. Spine cloth faded; tight binding; previous owner bookplate on paste-down endpaper; unmarked text. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Almayer's Folly , Joseph Conrad's first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism. Set in the lush jungle of Borneo in the late 1800s, it tells of the Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse...