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The Mayor of Casterbridge [Modern Library No. 17]

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Author: HARDY, THOMAS

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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1917. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very good indeed. Light rubbing to some edges, with more moderate rubbing at foot of spine. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright. Lacking rare jacket.. 16mo. 4.5 x 6.625 in. xiv + [i], 318, [2 blanks] pp. ML Binding Style 1, cognac brown 'limp croft leather' (leatherette), with gothic Boni & Liveright device in gilt on upper cover, gilt title to spine; brown marbleized endpapers and catalogue of 18 titles (C2) preceding title page. Frontis. map of Wessex. Introduction by Catholic American poet JOYCE KILMER. Rather crisp. A nice copy of a Modern Library First that is scarce in any condition.

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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: Irving Book Company (US)
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Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge [Modern Library No. 17]
Author: HARDY, THOMAS
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very good indeed. Light rubbing to some edges, with more moderate rubbing at foot of spine. Binding square & tight, text clean &
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Modern Library Edition
Publisher: Boni and Liveright
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1917

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