Joseph Conrad — Tales of Unrest

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this impressive collection of five short tales by Joseph Conrad, works originating from one of 'the most astounding periods of creative energy in the career of any novelist', according to critics. The first edition, first issue of this work, with gilt text block top edge, and with fourteen pages of advertisements to the rear, as called for.A collection of five tales by Joseph Conrad, four of which had been previously published in literary periodicals.This was Conrad's first published collection of short stories, and features 'The Idiots', 'An Outpost of Progress', 'The Lagoon', 'Karain: A Memory' and 'The Return&apos.Of the five stories that compose Tales of Unrest, four are concerned with destructive illusions, in which the protagonists suffer "the crippling nature of moral blindness". In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light fading towards centre of front board. Significant loss of cloth to back strip head, with further loss to back strip tail. Joints starting, with boards lightly tender. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout. Closed tears and small loss to title page, with pages otherwise age toned throughout. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .