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THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
by HARDY, Thomas (PARKER, Agnes Miller)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a little wear to the label on the backstrip
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a little wear to the label on the backstrip. Agnes Miller Parker. Tall octavo (6" x 9-1/4") bound in quarter maroon Indian goatskin, gold-stamped, and imported hand-made paper sides, 336 pages. Illustrated with 16 full-page wood engravings and a number of smaller engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
Synopsis
THOMAS HARDY was born on June 2, 1840. His father was a stonemason. He was brought up near Dorchester and trained as an architect. In 1868 his work took him to St Juliot's church in Cornwall where he met his wife-to-be, Emma. His first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady , was rejected by publishers but Desperate Remedies was published in 1871 and this was rapidly followed by Under the Greenwood Tree (1872), A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873) and Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). He also wrote many other novels, poems and short stories. Tess of the D'Urbervilles was published in 1891. His final novel was Jude the Obscure (1895). Hardy was awarded the Order of Merit in 1920 and the gold medal of the Royal Society of Literature in 1912. His wife died in 1912 and he later married his secretary. Thomas Hardy died January 11, 1928.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019941
- Title
- THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
- Author
- HARDY, Thomas (PARKER, Agnes Miller)
- Illustrator
- Agnes Miller Parker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a little wear to the label on the backstrip
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Signed, Illustrated Books, Agnes Miller Parker, Wood Engravings, Limited Editions Club, Thomas Hardy, Fine Press, 19th Century British Literature, 19th Century Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century British Literature;
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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