Far From the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas - 1998

Modern Library (Random House), 1998 Modern Library (Random House), 1998. Very Good. Modern Library (Random House), 1998. Very Good. Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928) was a British author and poet; his novels show the characters facing the results of both their passions and circumstances, neither of which they can control. Far From the Madding crown was the author's fourth novel, published in 1874. The sale volume, a Modern Library Giant, is the companion edition for a PBS Masterpiece Theater. Gray cloth binding with the torchbearer blind stamped on front board and gold lettering on spine. Binding tight and square, clean and bright but slightly faded at the top of the boards. Unclipped dust jacket is bright and clean but bumped at top and bottom of spine. 410 pages.