London: James R. Osgood, Mcilvaine & Co., 1891. FINE BINDING. Three volumes. First Edition / First Impression. Contemporary full red levant morocco, raised bands, decorative gilt panels, front and rear boards, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with original honeysuckle blossom design covers bound-in at rear of all volumes. SIGNED BINDING by Blackwell Bennett, New York. With ALL first impression points present in all volumes, including "1891" copyrights and "Chapter XXV" for "Chapter XXXV" on page 199 of volume 2. An exceptionally fine and beautifully bound copy in the earliest state of Hardy's famed tragic novel. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Leather. Fine.

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Bookseller: Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004700
Title: Tess of the D'Urbervilles. A Pure Woman
Author: Hardy, Thomas
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Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: James R. Osgood, Mcilvaine & Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1891
Keywords: 19TH CENTURY LITERATURE; FINE BINDING; BLACKWELL BENNETT BINDERS
Bookseller catalogs: Leather Bound Books;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...