Thomas Hardy — Winter Words

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of the final poetry anthology of Thomas Hardy, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this final volume of poetry by Thomas Hardy.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This anthology was posthumously published, and exhibits how Hardy experimented with metre until the end.Touchingly, this anthology closes with the piece titled 'He Resolved to Say No More&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a small chip to the head of the spine, and closed tear to the head of the rear joint. Small tidemark to the spine. A few light handling marks to the wraps. Spine is age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.