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MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF VINTAGE TALES OF THE OPEN OCEAN / SAILING / JOSEPH CONRAD ** PLEASE READ : Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through EBay’s mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Easton Press full-leather binding, part of the OUT OF PRINT edition of THREE TALES OF THE SEA: YOUTH, TYPHOON, THE END OF THE TETHER. THIS IS A SCARCE VINTAGE HEIRLOOM EASTON WITH LAVISH DEEP GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE with A BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR PLATES . THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED EDITIONS OF THIS CONRAD MASTERPIECE. 🍍 NOT INCLUDED… 😃 ABOUT THE BOOK: Youth is probably Conrad’s most anthologized short story and has been for most of its existence. It's easy to see why. It's a great story of adventure on the high seas that also manages to capture a more universal human experience—that of passing through exultant but fleeting youth. Typhoon is about one unremarkable steamship captain, pitted against a typhoon of incredible fury. Captain Macwhirr is the captain of the Nan-shan. He has a reputation as a solid, steadfast man. So, when multiple clues start pointing to trouble ahead and his second-in-chief cautions him, he is only moderately concerned and unwilling to change course and lose precious time and money - a decision that may prove fatal for him and his two hundred Chinese workers... Henry Whalley is a true sailor, earning years of experience as a ship’s captain before his retirement. Faced with unexpected financial problems and a desire to help his married daughter earn her place in the world, Whalley is forced to sell his boat and buy his way back into service on a trade vessel. But Whalley is living so close to financial ruin that any small deviation from his course will put him over the edge . . . The End of the Tether is one of the many books that author Joseph Conrad wrote about sailors and the sea. Using his own personal experiences as a merchant marine as the foundation for his writing, Conrad produced some of the most realistic sea tales of the nineteenth century. CONDITION: Book is in LIKE NEW condition for its age with only one unobtrusive blindstamp to the front free endpage and couple of negligible rubs to the gilt page ends (SEE PICS FOR FURTHER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is an INCREDIBLE EDITION. SHIPPING: FREE to US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. WE SHIP PRIORITY MAIL & PACK VERY WELL. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Heritage Press, International Collectors Library, and Folio Society editions. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE COPY. Mahalo for looking at our listings! By bidding/purchasing this item, you are helping a very grateful family who sends you our WARMEST ALOHA & MAHALO!