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

New York: The Modern Library, [c.1963]. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345436598. A Modern Library reprint edition of author's classic novel which tells the tale of a man whose shame drove him deep into the jungles of southeast Asia. Includes an introduction by J. Donald Adams. Wrapped in gold compass-theme variant dust jacket. --- In Toledano spine 11 / rust cloth / ML hex torchbearer device blindstamped to front cover / gilt-stamped spine titling & torchbearer / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso blank. Possibly published c.1963 (though 1931 date appears in book). ML #186.1. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy, though with somewhat splayed front board. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.95) with jagged tear to back flap crease, other small tears & chips to edges, else bright and in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" to 7-1/2" tall; ix, 417 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .