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The Return of the Native. With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. [Vol. VI of 'The Wessex Novels'. First US Edition thus]. FIRST US EDITION IN 'WESSEX NOVELS'

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£112.00 (€134.27 | $147.99 | ¥23,635)

Harpers, [1895]. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with etched frontispiece and full-page map of Wessex in the text, endpapers lightly spotted; original decorative green ribbed cloth gilt, 'TH' monogram blocked in gilt on upper cover, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, upper hin…

The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge. A Story of a Man of Character. Introduction by Ian Gregor. Notes by Bryn Caless. New Wessex Edition. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,753)

Macmillan, [1975]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with full-page map in the text; original series binding of green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt with 'TH' monogram, gilt back, green endpapers, faint stamp on top edge, page-edges toning lightly as often else a very good, bright, …

A Group of Noble Dames. With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. [Vol. XV of 'The Wessex Novels'. First US Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE FIRST US EDITION

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£112.00 (€134.27 | $147.99 | ¥23,635)

Harpers, [1901]. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with etched frontispiece and full-page map of Wessex in the text, endpapers lightly spotted; original decorative green ribbed cloth gilt, 'TH' monogram blocked in gilt on upper cover, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a near fi…

A Laodicean. [Or, The Castle of the De Stancys.] [in Harper's Monthly Magazine, European Edition, December 1880-May 1882.]. [With illustrations by George Du Maurier. ORIGINAL SERIAL PUBLICATION.] COMPLETE SET OF THE ORIGINAL SERIAL PUBLICATION

HARDY Thomas · 1881 · Island Books

£720.00 (€863.16 | $951.38 | ¥151,941)

Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington, 1881-1882 1881. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrations (all save one full-page); original brown cloth, upper boards and backstrips framed, blocked and lettered in gilt and black, black endpapers, expertly rebacked with old b…

Tess of the D'Urbervilles. A Pure Woman. Faithfully presented by Thomas Hardy. With Wood Engravings by Vivien Gribble. 1500 COPIES WERE PRINTED: THIS COPY IN FULL MOROCCO WITH SLIP-CASE

HARDY Thomas · 1926 · Island Books

£780.00 (€935.09 | $1,030.66 | ¥164,603)

Macmillan, 1926. 8vo., First Edition thus, with engraved frontispiece, 40 engravings (a number full-page) and large folding map; elegantly bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and …

The Dynasts. An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon [with Time's Laughingstocks and other Verses. 'THE DYNASTS' COMPLETE IN THE WESSEX EDITION

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Macmillan, [1920]. 2 vols., 8vo., on laid paper, with frontispieces in photogravure toned in sepia (original tissue guards present), half-titles and titles in red and black, and double-page maps in the text, endpapers lightly browned; original series binding of plum cloth, backs…

The Hand of Ethelberta. A Comedy in Chapters. [New and Cheaper Edition.] REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN PUBLISHER'S CLOTH

HARDY Thomas · 1893 · Island Books

£112.00 (€134.27 | $147.99 | ¥23,635)

Sampson Low Marston, 1893. 8vo., free endpapers mildly browned; plum diced cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, a remarkably bright, clean copy. Bright copy of an early reissue. The novel was never reprinted in its original two-volume form. The first single-volume edi…

The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge. A Story of a Man of Character. [Pocket Edition]. POCKET EDITION IN TOOLED CLOTH BINDING

HARDY Thomas · 1922 · Island Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,643)

Macmillan, 1922. Sm. 8vo., with title in red and black, and full-page map in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original series binding of plum cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt and blind, back gilt extra, gilt top, a ve…

Wessex Tales. [Pocket Edition] POCKET EDITION IN TOOLED CLOTH BINDING

HARDY Thomas · 1913 · Island Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,065)

Macmillan, 1913. Sm. 8vo., Pocket Edition, with title in red and black, and full-page map in the text; original series binding of plum cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt and blind, back gilt extra, gilt top, backtrip gilt dulled else a bright, clean copy…

Time's Laughingstocks and other Verses. [Pocket Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY OF FIRST POCKET EDITION

HARDY Thomas · 1919 · Island Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Macmillan, 1919. Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, title in red and black; original series binding of plum calf, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, yaped edges, back gilt extra, gilt top, ribbon marker, a near fine copy. Bright copy of this most attractive edition. VERY SCAR…

Wessex Tales. Strange, Lively and Commonplace. [Second Edition.] SECOND EDITION; 1500 COPIES WERE PRINTED

HARDY Thomas · 1889 · Island Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Macmillan, 1889. 8vo., Second Edition; red pebble-grain cloth, upper board ruled in blind and blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, joints mildly rubbed, backstrip dulled (but all gilt wholly legible), backstrip chafed at head else a good, bright, clean copy. With 4pp publisher's c…

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall, at Tintagel in Lyonesse. A New Version of an Old Story arranged as a Play for Mummers in One Act requiring no Theatre or Scenery. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

HARDY Thomas · 1923 · Island Books

£236.00 (€282.92 | $311.84 | ¥49,803)

Macmillan, 1923. 4to., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and a plate by the author, a little light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; pictorial green cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly age-soi…

The Dynasts. An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon. And The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall. [First Omnibus edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£54.00 (€64.74 | $71.35 | ¥11,396)

Macmillan, [1931]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), small signature on front free endpaper; original green cloth, gilt back, gilt top, an unusually bright, clean, crisp copy. The first edition to combine 'The D…

The Dynasts. An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes. The Time covered by the Action being about Ten Years. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION

HARDY Thomas · 1910 · Island Books

£66.00 (€79.12 | $87.21 | ¥13,928)

Macmillan, 1910. 8vo., First Collected Edition, with portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), small neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; original green diced cloth, gilt back, uncut, a near fine copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue…

Selected Poems. Selected and introduced by Robert MacFarlane. Illustrated by Stanley Donwood. 750 COPIES WERE PRINTED

HARDY Thomas · 2021 · Island Books

£524.00 (€628.19 | $692.39 | ¥110,579)

Folio Society, 2021. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 16 coloured plates and vignettes in the text; pictorial grey boards blocked in green, red morocco back lettered in white, green laid endpapers, green ribbon marker, a fine copy in publisher's blocked boar…

The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge. A Story of a Man of Character. [Pocket Edition]. POCKET EDITION IN MONOGRAM BINDING

HARDY Thomas · 1961 · Island Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Macmillan, 1961. Sm. 8vo., Pocket Edition, with map as frontispiece; original series binding of plum cloth, upper board framed and blocked in blind with 'TH' monogram, back gilt extra, red top, a fine copy. Fine copy of the monogram issue of this most attractive edition. SCARCE …

An Indiscretion in the Life of an Heiress. Edited and with an Introduction by Terry Coleman. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hutchinson, [1976]. 8vo., First Edition thus; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Bill Dare. The first separate publication of Hardy's first novel.

The Trumpet-Major. John Loveday, a Soldier in the War with Napoleon and Robert His Brother, First Mate in the Merchant Service. A Tale. With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. [Vol. IX of The Wessex Novels]. UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

[Osgood McIlvaine & Co.], [1897]. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with etched frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and full-page map in the text, endpapers lightly spotted; original series binding of decorative dark-green ribbed cloth gilt, 'TH' monogram blocked…

Life's Little Ironies. A Set of Tales with some Colloquial Sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters. With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. [Wessex Novels edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN THE WESSEX NOVELS

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Osgood McIlvaine, [1896]. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with fine etched frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and full-page map, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original series binding of ribbed green cloth gilt, 'TH' monogram blocked in gi…

The Darkling Thrush and other Poems. Pictures by Gordon Beningfield. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

HARDY Thomas · 0 · Island Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Viking, [1985]. Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured illustrations throughout (the great majority full-page) and pictorial endpapers; boards, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in dustwrapper.