The Art of Thomas Hardy
by Lionel Johnson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane, 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A very neat second edition of this work by Lionel Johnson on Thomas Hardy. With a bibliography by John Lane. Second edition. A collection of essays on the works of Thomas Hardy including details of design, composition, characters, and sincerity in art. Written by Lionel Johnson, an English poet, essayist, and critic who typically wrote on Celtic themes. With a bibliography by John Lane, a British publisher who co-founded The Bodley Head with Charles Elkin Mathews. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846T66
- Title
- The Art of Thomas Hardy
- Author
- Lionel Johnson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Hardy Johnson Lane Johnson
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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