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Thomas Hardy | First Editions
1840 - 1928
See below our stock of Thomas Hardy First Editions and fine bindings.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge. A Story of a Man of Character.
London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1895. [Literature] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, part of the 'Thomas Hardy's Works' series. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] viii; 406. With an etched frontispiece by Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex to rear. Publisher's dark green cloth, Hardy's decorative monogram stamped in gilt to upper board..... More
The Well-Beloved: a Sketch of a Temperament. With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a Map of Wessex.
London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1897. [Classic Literature] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[4] x; 338; [2]. With an etched frontispiece by Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Hardy's Wessex at rear. Elegantly hand-bound in green half morocco over original gilt-stamped cloth sides, with raised bands, gilt..... More
The Works of Thomas Hardy. The Wessex Novels.
London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co.; and Macmillan and Co., 1895-7 and 1913. [Complete Novels] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Complete in 18 volumes. Octavo (20 x 14 x 70cm). With engraved frontispieces and other illustrations to each volume. Recently rebound in green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to contrasting..... More
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