CONRAD, JOSEPH — Lord Jim (Modern Library #186. 1)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1949]. Hardcover. ISBN: 3936709033. A Modern Library reprint edition of Joseph Conrad's classic novel which tells the tale of a man whose shame drove him deep into the jungles of southeast Asia. With an introduction by J. Donald Adams. This copy wrapped in blue variant dust jacket. --- In Toledano spine 8 / rust cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h / verso advertises 344 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1949 (though 1931 date appears in book). ML #186.1. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front free endpaper, and mild dulling to cover & spine gilding, else a well-preserved, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.25) with chalky soiling to front panel and chipping and small tears along edges, else intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo 7" to 7-1/2" tall; ix, 417 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .