El cabo de la cuerda

Bibliographic record 0619
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Conrad, Joseph
Title
El cabo de la cuerda
Statement of responsibility
Traducción del inglés por Marco-Aurelio Galindo
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Montaner y Simón, S.A.
Publication date
1932
Imprint statement
Barcelona : Montaner y Simón, S.A., 1932
Language
Spanish
Original work
The end of the tether
Original language
English
Translator
Galindo, Marco-Aurelio
2. Physical description
Collation
304 p.
Illustrations
Does not contain
Maps
Does not contain
Format
Not identified
Dimensions
18,5 × 12 cm
Printer's signatures
No observadas en las imágenes aportadas
Paper type
Wove paper
Watermarks
Not visible in the supplied images
Printing condition
Roman type; text set in continuous lines; Montaner y Simón edition
Notes on physical description
Paper lightly yellowed
3. Binding
Binding type
Publisher's cloth binding
Materials
Cloth over boards
Colours
Blue, with author and title in gilt
Decoration
Front cover with "J. CONRAD / EL CABO DE LA CUERDA" in gilt
Spine
"CONRAD / EL CABO DE LA CUERDA" in gilt
Notes
Publisher's cloth with rubbed edges and some foxing on the cover; firm text block
4. Content
Content description
The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad, translated by Marco-Aurelio Galindo for Montaner y Simón. A long tale about the aged Captain Whalley, who hides his blindness in order to keep commanding the steamer Sofala and support his daughter; a maritime drama set in the seas of South-East Asia.
5. General notes
General notes
The End of the Tether (orig. The End of the Tether, 1902) by Joseph Conrad (trans. Marco-Aurelio Galindo), Montaner y Simón, Barcelona, with a copyright of 1932 (read in the colophon). Publisher's binding in blue cloth with author and title in gilt. Ownership stamp with the signature "Alfred Gallart" on the half-title. From his library.
6. Subjects
Main subject
English literature
Subsubjects
Novella; sea; blindness; South-East Asia; 20th century; translation; Conrad
Keywords
Joseph Conrad; El cabo de la cuerda; The End of the Tether; capitán Whalley; Marco-Aurelio Galindo; Montaner y Simón
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
0619
Condition
Good; firm and complete text block; publisher's cloth with rubbed edges and some foxing
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Ownership marks
Ownership stamp with the signature «Alfred Gallart» in violet ink on the half-title
Manuscript annotations
Not identified
Dedications
Not identified
Stamps
Not identified
Restorations
Not identified