CHANCE: A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad London: Methuen Co. Ltd., (1914). First edition, second issue. With "First published in 1914" on tipped-in title-page. Shelf and spine edges rubbed, small creamy stain to rear cover, else very good plus in sage green cloth with gilt titles and decorative tooling to the spine; NO dust jacket. Conrad was born Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski in Poland, and as a young man worked on French and English ships, before joining the British Merchant Service. CHANCE tells a story of a Ship's skipper, sailors, and Flora de Barral, a young girl struggling to achieve some dignity. A significant collectible in a lovely binding! 8 pages of advertisements dated August 1918. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!