Conrad [Józef Teodor Nałęcz Konrad Korzeniowski], Joseph (1857 - 1924)
D´iakonova, N., preface
Komarova, I., footnotes and notes
Lord Jim. [M., Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1959.] 406 p. €125
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8 vo, attractive original black and blue binding with tooling, pictorial title page designed by unknown Russian (?) book designer. Impressive pictorial half title. VERY GOOD. VERY RARE.

FIRST SOVIET EDITION IN THIS FORMAT. On front cover. 'Joseph Conrad Lord Jim'.Twenty two page preface in Russian. Extensive notes from page 378 to page 406 in Russian and English. Pirated edition.17 000 copies were printed for distribution in the USSR only.This edition was intended for language institutions, KGB and Ministry of Defence language schools, USSR´s libraries of foreign literature.

Not mentioned in: Zarubezhnyye pisateli. Biobibliograficheskii slovar´ [..] (1997), Vol. I, p. 389-391