{"product_id":"conrads-congo-joseph-conrads-expedition-to-the-congo-free-state-ed-j-h-stape-1st-folio-society-ed","title":"Conrad's Congo: Joseph Conrad's Expedition to the Congo Free State, (Ed. J. H. Stape) — 1st Folio Society Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"p-rc_df6d0d8541cc69fa-178\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-301 citation-end-301\"\u003eConrad's Congo: Joseph Conrad's Expedition to the Congo Free State, 1890, Joseph Conrad (Ed.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e J. H. Stape) — First Folio Society Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_df6d0d8541cc69fa-179\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-300\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-300\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-300 citation-end-300\"\u003e London, The Folio Society, 2013\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_df6d0d8541cc69fa-180\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-299 citation-end-299\"\u003e Royal 8vo, pp. xxxiv, 217.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Fine. A superb, evidently unread copy of this handsome production. The green cloth binding is tightly bound and perfectly square, boasting crisp corners and completely unblemished, vibrant pictorial blocking to both the front board and the spine. Internally, the text block is immaculate, with bright, crisp Abbey Wove pages entirely free of foxing, thumbing, or handling wear. The endpapers and internal hinges remain perfectly sound. The volume is accompanied by its original black paper-covered slipcase, which presents in Very Good condition; it remains structurally excellent but displays minor trace shelf-wear and light superficial scuffing to the exterior panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_df6d0d8541cc69fa-181\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Folio Society Edition. \u003cspan class=\"citation-298 citation-end-298\"\u003eUniquely compiled for The Folio Society, this handsome volume brings together the foundational texts and personal correspondence from Conrad's infamous 1890 journey.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_df6d0d8541cc69fa-182\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-297 citation-end-297\"\u003eThe text is richly illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Joseph Conrad alongside 16 pages of sepia and black-and-white plates drawn from the archives at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-296 citation-end-296\"\u003eThe edition is further enhanced by attractive endpaper maps charting his journey and a striking binding design by artist Neil Gower.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eWhile an enduringly popular and accessible title on the secondary market, copies in such immaculate, unread condition remain highly desirable for collectors of Conrad's work and Folio Society publications alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\" id=\"p-rc_df6d0d8541cc69fa-183\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-295 citation-end-295\"\u003eIn 1890, fulfilling a childhood dream, Joseph Conrad travelled to Central Africa to captain a paddle-steamer on the Congo River.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-294 citation-end-294\"\u003eHowever, he soon discovered the brutal, harrowing reality of the colonial enterprise, famously describing it as \"the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience.\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This formative journey served as the primary genesis for his literary masterpiece, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"416\"\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. Uniquely collating his personal ship's log ('The Up-river Book'), his profound 'Congo Diary', private letters to family and friends, and the striking short story 'An Outpost of Progress', this compilation provides an intimate, unfiltered glimpse into the very experiences that forged the worldview of one of literature's greatest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54161439424851,"sku":"4411","price":30.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_121139.jpg?v=1782977218","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/conrads-congo-joseph-conrads-expedition-to-the-congo-free-state-ed-j-h-stape-1st-folio-society-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}