Joseph Conrad — Lord Jim, first appearance in print. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vols. 166–168 (July 1899 – December 1900). Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons. Three bound volumes.

The complete first printing of Conrad's novel as it originally reached readers. Lord Jim was serialized in fourteen monthly installments from October 1899 through November 1900, spanning all three volumes offered here, and preceded book publication in October 1900. The serial text represents the earliest published state of the novel.

Vol. 168 also contains the first twelve chapters of the serialization of Neil Munro’s Doom Castle.

Binding: Contemporary Scottish trade half-leather over cloth boards, with the binder's ticket of James H. Jackson, Manufacturing Stationer, Perth, on the front pastedown of each volume.  Red dyed page edges all around.

Condition: Very good. Text blocks clean, bright, and tight, with minimal signs of use; the paper shows none of the browning or brittleness common in periodicals of this date. Vol. 167 has a 1-inch chip lacking at the head of the spine (shown in photos); otherwise the bindings are sound with only light shelf wear.

Ex-university library, recently deaccessioned, with markings limited to: a small volume number in white on each spine, a single call-number label at the foot of each spine, and a brief pencil annotation on each title page. No stamps, bookplates, pockets, or perforations. The volumes clearly saw little circulation, which accounts for their unusually fresh interiors.

Photographs show all three volumes, the binder's ticket, the library markings, the spine chip on Vol. 167, and the opening installment of the serial. Sold as a group.   $750, offers will be considered.

Another volume, Vol. 165, containing the first printing of "The Heart of Darkness," is offered separately.  I have a virtually complete run of Blackwood’s from its beginnings in 1817 to the mid-20th century, and I will be offering other volumes as I have time.  Please let me know if you are seeking any particular volumes, dates or authors.

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