Thomas J. Wise. A bibliography of the writings of Joseph Conrad (1895-1920). — London: R. Clay & Sons, 1920.
Author/Editor
Character/Sitter
Conrad, Joseph [Korzeniowski, Józef Teodor Konrad; Конрад, Джозеф] (Polish-British, 1857–1924)
Conrad, Joseph [Korzeniowski, Józef Teodor Konrad; Конрад, Джозеф] (Polish-British, 1857–1924)
Title page: A | BIBLIOGRAPHY | OF | THE WRITINGS OF | JOSEPH CONRAD
(1895–1920) | BY THOMAS J. WISE | ❦ | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY | By Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd. | 1920 ||
Pagination: [i-viii] ix-xiii [xiv-xvi], [1, 2] 3-105 [106-112], frontispiece with tissue guard in collation; 128 pages total.
Collation: 8vo; [A]-H8, 64 leaves total.
Binding: 22.5 x 18 cm; terracotta paper boards, black lettering to front and spine; uncut. The device on the recto of the last leaf inscribed: The Ashley library. Privately printed. 1920.
Insert: ALS from Thomas J. Wise dated 22/3/21 on watermarked paper (King of Kent | Extra Fine) with letterhead “Kirkstead”, 25 Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. The letter is a response to a request for two copies of Volume II of Wise’s Swinburne bibliography, which Wise promises to supply the next day to Stevens & Brown (founded in 1864, Literary and Fine Arts Agents).
Limitation: 150 copies, private printing.
Contributors:
Joseph Conrad [Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski] (British-Polish, 1857 – 1924)
Wise, Thomas James (British, 1859 – 1937) – compiler, bibliographer.
R. Clay & Sons Ltd. (London); Clay, Richard (British, 1789 – 1877) – publisher.
The Ashley Library (London) – printer.
| Collection | Books about books , Library , Reference Books |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Catalogue raisonné |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Period | 20 AD , Early 20th century |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Bibliography , Catalogue raisonné , Conrad, Joseph [Korzeniowski, Józef Teodor Konrad] (British-Polish, 1857 – 1924) , Libraries |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1920 |
| Binding | Hardcover , Paper |
| Edition | 1st edition , Limited |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |