The secret agent : AMs and related materials, [1906].

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The secret agent : AMs and related materials, [1906].

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Complete manuscript of the novel, with extensive corrections and alterations. Foliated: Slipcase I: 1-169 (70 typescript, 117 repeated), 170-1 (same page), 172-290 (175 and 270 repeated). Slipcase II: 291-433 (339 repeated), 444-476 (450 repeated), 477-8 (same page), 479-575, 576-7 (same page), 578-609 (1 ms. and 4 TS leaves numbered 590), 611, 610, 612-636, [637]. Accompanied by the autograph address panels of the envelopes in which Conrad mailed the manuscript to John Quinn.

4 items in 2 cases ; 36 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924

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Joseph Conrad, a major British writer, was born in Poland and became a British subject in 1887. After a twenty year career at sea, he published his first novel, "Almayer's Folly" (1895), successfully launching his writing career. From the description of Letters-Manuscripts, 1908-1913. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122588887 Novelist and short story writer who was born Jozef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski in Berdichev, Ukraine, and became a British citizen in...

Quinn, John, 1870-1924

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John Quinn (1870-1924) was a corporation lawyer in New York City who amassed an important private collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture as well as books and manuscripts of contemporary authors. In addition to promoting modern and avant-garde art in all forms, he particularly encouraged the work of members of the Irish Literary Revival, the artists of the Paris School, and English and American writers of his time. In 1923 he sold his manuscript and library holdings to subsidize his art ...