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The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament (The Wessex Novels; 17)
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
[Osgood, McIlvaine and Company], 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy of the true first edition in original dark green cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt (minor wear; ink name on front endpaper). Wessex Novels, Volume XVII (but the true first edition). [12], 337, [2] pages + plate. Three-part novel (indicating the age of the protagonist), with the author's 2-page preface (dated January, 1897).
Synopsis
Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor of growing fame, is determined to find his ideal in womanhood, a quest that has led to many fruitless encounters. For just as it seems he has found his heart's desire, disillusionment sets in and his burning love turns to ashes. Returning to Portland, his birthplace, he meets young, innocent Avice Caro. They are betrothed until a fateful meeting with the self-assured Marcia Bencomb changes the course of his life yet again. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 610839
- Title
- The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament (The Wessex Novels; 17)
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- [Osgood, McIlvaine and Company]
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Hardy, Thomas English Literature 19th Century 20th Century English Fiction Romance Wessex QX91, , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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