The Nature of a Crime. Laughing Anne. One Day More. The Secret Agent
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
Navy blue linen with gilt spine titles and front gilt title box. 7.5 inches tall; Each play has separate paging: ix [1] 1-59; [1] xi [1] 1-34; [4] 1-35; [5] 1-129 [2] pages; Secret agent has two-pages of diagram and a character’s page. A small book-store sticker of the Peabody Book store, Baltimore on the lower gutter of the front paste-down; First Edition after the printing of 750 deluxe copies.
Contains three plays: Laughing Anne, One Day More and The Secret Agent. [Conrad's novel first appeared as a 3-act play in a 1923 English printing; but this American version is a four-act play.]
The introduction to Laughing Ann is by John Galsworthy.
The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear; Spine titles mildly faded. The dust jacket has the price of $2.00 with a toned spine with small loss on the tips; three corners with small losses.
Iconography Note: Contains period theatrical illustration and design typical of 1920s stage publications. Presented as a historical artifact of its time and valued for its literary significance, not as an endorsement of dated portrayals.
Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, two towering figures in literature, collaborated on a series of works that delved into the complex terrain of human nature, politics, and the psychological intricacies of moral dilemmas.
Ford Madox Ford’s influence on Conrad’s work during their time together was significant, particularly with Ford's editorial role in The Nature of a Crime Ford’s contributions helped Conrad shape his narrative style, especially in terms of psychological complexity and character-driven plots.
Subjects: Morality, Guilt, Love, Sacrifice, Betrayal, Espionage, Radicalism, Anarchism, Human Nature, Political Terrorism Psychological Fiction, Political Fiction, Short Stories, Modernist Fiction
+++ The Nature of a Crime (1901) A novella exploring the moral consequences of a crime committed in isolation, focusing on guilt, societal judgment, and the psychological complexities of individual agency and responsibility.
+++ Laughing Anne (1900) A tragic story about a sailor's unspoken love for Anne, examining sacrifice, love, and human vulnerability. Conrad’s exploration of the emotional depths highlights the complexity of human relationships.
+++ One Day More (1911) A short story exploring a man’s inner conflict between personal desire and social responsibility, where one life-altering choice reveals the complexities of human decision-making and its potential consequences.
+++ The Secret Agent (1907) A political novel set in the world of espionage and anarchism, following a secret agent manipulated into acts of terror, exploring political radicalism, moral ambiguity, and personal sacrifices for ideological causes.
Item #20655
Price: $150.00
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