La locura de Almayer

Bibliographic record 0628
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Conrad, Joseph
Title
La locura de Almayer
Statement of responsibility
Traducción directa del inglés de Rafael Marquina
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Montaner y Simón
Publication date
1925
Imprint statement
Barcelona : Montaner y Simón, 1925
Language
Spanish
Original work
Almayer's Folly : a story of an Eastern river
Original language
English
Translator
Marquina, Rafael
2. Physical description
Collation
267 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
Slightly yellowed paper, with foxing spots and some damp-staining
3. Binding
Binding type
Publisher's cloth binding
Materials
Cloth over boards
Colours
Very dark blue-black, with author and title in gilt
Decoration
Upper cover framed by a blind fillet, with «J. CONRAD / LA LOCURA DE ALMÁYER» in gilt
Spine
«J. CONRAD / LA LOCURA DE ALMÁYER» in gilt, worn
Notes
Publisher's cloth heavily rubbed on spine, headcaps and corners, with foxing; text block firm
4. Content
Content description
Spanish translation of Joseph Conrad's Almayer's Folly, in the direct version by Rafael Marquina for Montaner y Simón. Conrad's first novel: at a trading post on the bank of a Bornean river, the trader Almayer dreams of a wealth that never comes and projects his ambitions onto his daughter Nina, in a world of colonial decay. It ends with «FIN».
5. General notes
General notes
Translation of Joseph Conrad's Almayer's Folly (direct trans. by Rafael Marquina), Montaner y Simón, Barcelona, copyright 1925. Publisher's very dark cloth binding 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
Novel; sea; Malay Archipelago; colonialism; 20th century; translation; Conrad
Keywords
Joseph Conrad; La locura de Almayer; Almayer's Folly; Rafael Marquina; Montaner y Simón
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
0628
Condition
Fair; text block firm and complete; publisher's cloth heavily rubbed on spine, headcaps and corners, with 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