[Hardy, Thomas- Armstrong, Margaret] Tess of the d'ubervilles
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. First American edition. First American edition. Brick red cloth stamped with gilt lettering and black shamrock design by Margaret Armstrong. The scarcer first American edition, with frontis and ten plates, published in January, 1892, and censored some events in the British text. Some cover wear, loosened text block from hinge splitting.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5220
- Title
- [Hardy, Thomas- Armstrong, Margaret] Tess of the d'ubervilles
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...