Thomas Hardy — Human Shows Far Phantasies

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of Thomas Hardy"s penultimate collection of poems, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original publisher"s unclipped dust wrapper.Thomas Hardy's penultimate poetry collection, widely considered to be his most cheerful collection, with Hardy himself noting his fears that he had been 'too liberal in selecting flippant, not to say farcical, pieces into the collection&apos.More sombre poems are also featured, with 'Nobody Comes' recording his lonely wait for his second wife Florence Dugdale to return after an operation in London.Three pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. 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. A few minor marks to the cloth. Spots to the paste downs and endpapers. Dust wrapper is smart with very minor edge wear. Spine is age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, most unopened to the top edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.