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Tess of the D'Urbervilles. A Pure Woman.
by HARDY, THOMAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Osgood McIlvaine & Co. 1895 1st thus. Dark green cloth with the decorated TH monogram in gold on front cover. Top edge gilt. In very good condition. Covers has slight marking, some minor rubbing on edges. Private bookplate on front end paper, (Hugh Lindsay). Slight browning to tissue guard & endpapers. Pages rough cut slight foxing on inside cover. Else a clean and tight copy. 519pp. Etched frontis.portrait of T.Hardy with his facsimile signature on opposite page. One other etching and map.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95103
- Title
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles. A Pure Woman.
- Author
- HARDY, THOMAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Osgood McIlvaine & Co. 1895 1st thus
- Keywords
- HARDY, THOMAS Literature, Thomas Hardy, novels, wessex novels, hardy, tess, first edition, osgood, 1895
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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