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HARDY, THOMAS:. Two on a Tower. Osgood McIlvaine & co 1895, 1895.

Price: US$40.29 + shipping

Description: Dark green cl.gt. TH monogram engr.on front cover. In generally good condition. Some handling and rubbing marks to covers. Spine has a few small nicks top edge. Corners bumped, with scuff rear fore edge. Some browning to endpapers and a couple of handling marks, small inscription on front endpaper else pages generally clean and tight. Etched frontis.; Map. 333 pp. Top edge gilt.

Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. The Return Of The Native (Thomas Hardy's Works. The Wessex Novels). Osgood, Mcilvaine & Co., 1895.

Price: US$41.04 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: 1895. No Edition Remarks. 506 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters and hinges causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Mottling overall.

Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry (1860-1947). Two on a tower. London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895.

Price: US$44.55 + shipping

Description: Worn copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 332, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Publication statement from title page verso. Series title on half-title, which is also headed "Thomas Hardy's works". Subjects; English fiction 19th century. Adultery ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Hardy, Thomas. Two on a Tower. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$51.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good copy in the uniform Wessex Novels series, this being volume 5. Foxing on endpapers.

Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas.. Two On A Tower. With An Etching By H. Macbeth-Raeburn And A Map Of Wessex.. Osgood, Mcilvaine & Co., London., 1895.

Price: US$51.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition published in the Wessex edition, 1895. Frontispiece etching and a map of Wessex. Top edges gilt. Endpapers foxed and browned. Publishers gilt decorated cloth lightly rubbed around the edges and with some very slight uneven fading. generally a very good copy. Volume five in the Wessex edition. 333 p.

Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry (1860-1947). Two on a tower. London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895.

Price: US$58.00 + shipping

Description: Worn copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 332, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Publication statement from title page verso. Series title on half-title, which is also headed "Thomas Hardy's works". Subjects; English fiction 19th century. Adultery ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Thomas Hardy. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London, 1895.

Price: US$64.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Thomas Hardy's Works, The Wessex Novels Volume I. Bound in a green cloth with gilt titles on spine and armorial design on front cover. With two illustration etchings by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guards. Dated 1895 on verso of title page and dated January 1895 after Preface to the Fifth and Later Editions. Top of spine has a very small frayed nick, covers have some small splashes of paint. Binding is firm and the contents are clean except for some spotted tanning on end papers.

Seller: K R CLARK, Oxford, United Kingdom

HARDY, THOMAS:. A Pair of Blue Eyes With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex. The Wessex Novels Volume IV.. London, Osgood McIlvaine & Co., 1895 1st Thus, 1895.

Price: US$71.48 + shipping

Description: Hardback, approx 8 x 5.5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to spine and decorated gilt TH monogram to front. Top edge gilt. In good condition. Some minor handling and rubbing marks to covers. Spine a little bumped & sunned. Also rear board very slightly unevenly sunned. Corners bumped. Some browning to endpapers and foxing marks. Inscription to front endpaper: Ethel Banham Knowel. Else pages all very clean and tight. Etched frontis.; Map. 453pp. Top edge gilt.

Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas. The Return of the Native. Osgood McIlvaine and Co, London, 1895.

Price: US$77.97 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A Good + / Near Very Good copy in the original green ribbed buckram. Externally clean and only light edge and corner wear in a couple of places. Internally firm and solid, Neat Inscription and bookplate to ffep, inner rear hinge cracked but firm. A nice and sound copy from this series of which is in The Wessex Novels Voplume VI.

Seller: Fountain Books (Steve Moody), Eastleigh, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). The mayor of Casterbridge : the story of a man of character / by Thomas Hardy ; with an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex. London : Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1895.

Price: US$83.53 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Series; Thomas Hardy's works. The Wessex novels ; v. 3. Physical description; vii, 405 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fathers and daughters ; Fiction. Runaway husbands ; Fiction. Men England ; Fiction. Atonement Fiction. Mayors ; Fiction. England ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Hardy, Thomas. The Return of the Native. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$90.97 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A copy in the uniform Wessex Novels series, this being volume 6. Some fraying on a fold of the spine, also a 1/2" closed tear at the head of the spine. Cracking at endpapers. Owner's name.

Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. Two on a Tower. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$90.97 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Repair to spine top cloth. Contents good. Bookplate to endpaper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17431

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). The mayor of Casterbridge : the story of a man of character / by Thomas Hardy ; with an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex. London : Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1895.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Series; Thomas Hardy's works. The Wessex novels ; v. 3. Physical description; vii, 405 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fathers and daughters ; Fiction. Runaway husbands ; Fiction. Men England ; Fiction. Atonement Fiction. Mayors ; Fiction. England ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Hardy, Thomas. A Pair of Blue Eyes. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good copy in the uniform Wessex Novels series, this being volume 4. Covers have a few small marks, Frontispiece is present but no tissue guard. Owner's name.

Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. Two on a Tower. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good+ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good. Large inscription and floral ink design to end paper. Pages a little age toned. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17431

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. Two on a Tower. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co.,, London, 1895.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Description: A handsome early edition of this notable Wessex novel by Thomas Hardy, in the publisher's cloth binding. Variant binding, with Harpers to spine, but published by Osgood. First published in book form in 1882 by Sampson, Low and Marston. The work was initially serialised by Atlantic Monthly, both in the UK and US. 'Two on a Tower' is a fantastical romance set in late Victorian Dorset, following star-crossed lovers and their love which defies the divides of class and age. Part of Hardy's popular Wessex series, but was not well received upon publication due to its contents shocking the public of the 1880s. Illustrated with a frontispiece by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the board. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Marginal age toning. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

HARDY, Thomas. The Return Of The Native. U.K / Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1895.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: This is volume 6 of 'The Wessex Novels. / It first appeared in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. / The novel takes place entirely in the environs of Egdon Heath. / With an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. / This is a 'cloth-bound' hardback in good condition-the cloth to the cover is marked, scuffed & the front covers corner is 'bumped'. (508 pages & 10 pages of introduction).

Seller: Bookenastics, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Conrad, Joseph. A Laodicean: A Story of Today. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$107.86 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression of this, a volume in an edition of Thomas Hardy's Works being The Wessex Novel volume XI. With an etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn as tissue-guarded frontis. With a new preface written by the author for this volume. A map of Wessex is printed immediately after the text. Green buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spine and with a decorative TH stamped on the upper panel. Top edge gilt, foreedge untrimmed. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket (as issued). A little marking to the cloth and a bump to the top corner of upper board. Other volumes from this edition also available.

Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France

Hardy, Thomas. Far From the Madding Crowd. Osgood McIlvaine and Co, London, 1895.

Price: US$110.46 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A Very Good copy, Covers lightly marked, Rear Hinge cracked but very firm. Light foxing to end papers, Complete with the Frontispiece. A Very acceptable copy and Volume II of the Osgood McIlvaine series - The First complete collection of the novels of Thomas Hardy

Seller: Fountain Books (Steve Moody), Eastleigh, United Kingdom

Conrad, Joseph. Two on a Tower. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$122.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression of this, a volume in an edition of Thomas Hardy's Works being The Wessex Novel volume V. With an etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn as tissue-guarded frontis. With a new preface written by the author for this volume. A map of Wessex is printed immediately after the text. Green buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spine and with a decorative TH stamped on the upper panel. Top edge gilt, foreedge untrimmed. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket (as issued). Other volumes from this edition also available.

Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France

Conrad, Joseph. The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Story of a Man of Character. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$122.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression of this, a volume in an edition of Thomas Hardy's Works being The Wessex Novel volume III. With an etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn as tissue-guarded frontis. With a new preface written by the author for this volume. A map of Wessex is printed immediately after the text. Green buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spine and with a decorative TH stamped on the upper panel. Top edge gilt, foreedge untrimmed. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket (as issued). A little marking to the cloth and a bump to the bottom corner of upper board. Other volumes from this edition also available.

Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France

Conrad, Joseph. A Pair of Blue Eyes. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$122.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression of this, a volume in an edition of Thomas Hardy's Works being The Wessex Novel volume IV. With an etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn as tissue-guarded frontis. With a new preface written by the author for this volume. A map of Wessex is printed immediately after the text. Green buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spine and with a decorative TH stamped on the upper panel. Top edge gilt, foreedge untrimmed. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket (as issued). Other volumes from this edition also available.

Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France

Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London, 1895.

Price: US$123.46 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Pages clean and bright, spotting on endpapers and pastedowns, slight lean to text block but binding firm, light shelf wear and rubbing to boards but overall neat. Size: 8vo

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas. The Return of the Native. Osgood McIlvaine & Co., 1895.

Price: US$123.46 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: The Wessex novels volume VI. Boards rubbed and bumped, spine chipped with some minor loss to ends and small cloth tears. Cocked and shaken, gutters cracked, some foxing and spotting, page edges tanned, period owner name and date to ffep, pages clean and bright. Size: 8vo

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. Two on a Tower. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Odd light marks to clothContents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16215

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. A Pair of Blue Eyes. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good and quite bright. Edges lightly rubbed in places. Spine top lightly repaired. Cloth lightly marked. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. RefA1234

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Conrad, Joseph. Far from the Madding Crowd. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$136.45 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression of this, a volume in an edition of Thomas Hardy's Works being The Wessex Novel volume II. With an etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn as tissue-guarded frontis. With a new preface written by the author for this volume. A map of Wessex is printed immediately after the text. Green buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spine and with a decorative TH stamped on the upper panel. Top edge gilt, foreedge untrimmed. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket (as issued). Other volumes from this edition also available.

Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France

Thomas Hardy. THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE - A Story of a Man of Character (First one-volume edition, with a new preface by the author, especially written for this edition). Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 45 Albemarle Street, London, 1895.

Price: US$162.44 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression of the first one volume edition and first edition thus - Wessex Novels Volume III, with a new three-page preface written by the author especially for this one-volume edition. The original two volume true first edition was published by Smith, Elder & Co. in 1886. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded black and white steel-engraved frontispiece etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a black and white map: 'The Wessex of the Novels' to the rear, as called for. ***Very good in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and a gilt circular floral illustration with 'TH' monogram to front board. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block untrimmed (rough-cut as called for). Head and tail of spine rubbed, nicked and creased, with some loss of the green cloth at the head of the spine. Corners slightly rubbed. Boards show some wear and marks commensurate with age and handling. Internally the book is also very good, with no inscriptions. Some foxing to the endpapers but the pages are clean. The binding is secure and not shaken. No splitting. Spine tight. Tissue-guarded steel-engraved frontispiece showing "The High Street Casterbridge - drawn on the spot." ***208mm x148mm. vii prelim-pages including the introduction by the author dated February 1895, plus 406 pages, and black and white map of 'The Wessex of the Novels' at the back of the book. ***'"The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character" is set in a fictional rural England with Casterbridge standing in for Dorchester in Dorset where the author spent his youth. It was first published as a weekly serialisation from January 1886. The novel is considered to be one of Hardy's masterpieces, although it has been criticised for incorporating too many incidents: a consequence of the author trying to include something in every weekly published instalment. Hardy started work on "The Mayor of Casterbridge" in the spring of 1884, after a three-year pause. He completed it in a little over a year, and it was first issued in weekly parts in January 1886, followed by full publication in May 1886. A reader for the publisher, Smith, Elder & Co. was not impressed and complained that the lack of gentry among the characters made it uninteresting. It was issued with a small print run of only 750 copies. Hardy himself felt that in his efforts to get an incident into almost every weekly instalment he had added events to the narrative somewhat too freely, resulting in over-elaboration. However, he was deeply affected, telling a friend that the novel was the only tragedy that made him weep while writing it. In her 2006 biography of Thomas Hardy, the author Claire Tomalin called the book a "masterpiece", a deeply imagined dramatic and poetic work, with a narrative on a grand scale and paced with extraordinary moments. She praised it as being built on the territory in which Hardy worked best, in which the rural landscape is drawn with a naturalist's eye and in which country people play out their lives between custom and education, work and ideas, and love of place and experience of change. Hardy's portrait of Henchard – "depressive, black-tempered, self-destructive, and also lovable as a child is lovable" – she considered one of his strongest achievements. She did concur with Hardy, however, in noting that he tried to pack in too many incidents. (Wiki) ***First impression of the first one-volume edition, in its original gilt decorated cloth-covered boards, in nice condition for a book that is now 125 years old. Of interest to collectors of antiquarian literature and in particular Thomas Hardy first edition titles. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urberilles: a pure woman: with two etchings by H. Macbeth-raeburn and a map of Wessex. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1895.

Price: US$194.90 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; wear and tear as with age; front board starting. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Series; Thomas Hardy's Works: The Wessex Novels: Volume I. Physical description; 519 pages. Subjects; Thomas Hardy. 19th century fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urberilles: a pure woman: with two etchings by H. Macbeth-raeburn and a map of Wessex. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1895.

Price: US$220.00 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; wear and tear as with age; front board starting. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Series; Thomas Hardy's Works: The Wessex Novels: Volume I. Physical description; 519 pages. Subjects; Thomas Hardy. 19th century fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Hardy, Thomas. Two on a Tower. Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1895.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Bound in dark green cloth-covered boards with a gold TH medallion design on the front board and gold lettering on the spine; tissue-covered frontispiece illustration by H. Macbeth-Raeburn; map of Wessex after final page; gilt top page edges. Book has two bookplates by separate former owners, one on the inside front board (Samuel J. Woodward) and, more significantly, one on the front endpaper that says "Ex-libris Fred Chase Koch," with a busy illustration that features a rifle and a shotgun, an oil derrick, an eagle holding a scale that is misbalanced to the left but has arrows pointing to the right plate, and a globe (deconstructionists: go to town). This Fred Chase Koch is no doubt the Fred Chase Koch, Daddy to Chuck and Davey, founder of the second-largest privately held company in the U.S. and a founding member of the John Birch Society. A Hardy 1e plus the added association value. Textblock is unmarked; spine slant; corners and spine ends are bumped with some wear; soiling to boards; no dust jacket; Mylar protected.

Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.

Thomas Hardy. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co, London, 1895.

Price: US$253.41 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: An early edition of Thomas Hardy's noted novel, 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles', illustrated with etchings and a map of Wessex. An early edition of Thomas Hardy's classic novel. First appearing serialised in 1891, before being published in three volumes in the same year.Illustrated with two engravings by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex.Collated and complete.Now considered one of Hardy's finest works, the novel received polarising reviews upon publication, largely due to its challenging of the sexual morals and politics of late Victorian England. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and a few marks to the boards. A few small punctures to the binding at the tail of the spine. Internally, hinge is lightly strained, remaining binding is firm. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, London, 1895.

Price: US$270.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First edition in book form in the original green publisher's cloth. Edges are rubbed with board corners showing. Head and foot a bit frayed. Gilt titles dulled. Cocked as usual. Foxing to the end pages and engraving tissue. [i-iv], v-vii, [viii], 1-405, [406, 407: Mab of Wessex, 408; blank] "The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy was first published in serialized form in the periodical "The Graphic" between January and May 1886. The novel was later published as a complete work in the same year. Its publication marked a significant moment in Hardy's literary career, as the novel received both critical acclaim and commercial success. Hardy's unique narrative style and his ability to capture the essence of rural life in England contributed to the novel's popularity. The serialized publication in a magazine allowed readers to follow the story gradually, heightening the anticipation for each new installment. This method of publication was a common practice in the Victorian era, providing authors with a platform to reach a wider audience. "The Mayor of Casterbridge" gained attention not only for its engaging plot but also for its exploration of complex characters and moral dilemmas. Over the years, the novel has retained its status as one of Thomas Hardy's most celebrated works, studied in literature courses and cherished by readers for its rich storytelling and profound themes. The initial publication of "The Mayor of Casterbridge" played a pivotal role in establishing Thomas Hardy as a prominent figure in English literature. Octavo hardcover in the original publisher's cloth

Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.

Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$292.40 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with age toned tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. Attached to the endpaper is a piece of heather from the fictitious area. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17352

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$357.38 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with age toned tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition.Book is very good++ and bright. Spine top pushed. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17352

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. The Mayor of Casterbridge. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$454.84 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good++ and bright. Small mark to spine. Contents good. Name and Collingwodd Arms Hotel stamp. A very nice example. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17352

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. The Mayor of Casterbridge. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$519.82 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. A very nice example. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17431

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. Far From the Madding Crowd - From a Collection of Henry Williamson's and His Family's Books.. Osgood Mcilvaine, UK, 1895.

Price: US$519.82 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition Thus 1895. Bookplate of Charles Hibbert Henry Williamson's father in law to endpaper. The Hibbert's were a wealthy middle class family in Devon. Williamson' met his daughter Ida Loetitia at various hunting meets and fell in love. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with foxed/browned tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition.Book is very good++ and very bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17711

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

HARDY, Thomas. Far From The Madding Crowd. U.K / Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1895.

Price: US$714.75 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The first volume has a 'facsimile' signature of the author. / This is the first 3 volumes of 'The Wessex Novels:1-Tess-The novel is set in an impoverished rural England. Tess is the oldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield, uneducated peasants. However, John is given the impression by Parson Tringham that he may have noble blood, as "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville", the surname of an extinct noble Norman family. Knowledge of this immediately goes to John's head-519 pages & 14 pages of introduction. / 2-Far From The Madding Crowd-It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy-477 pages & 12 pages of introduction. / 3-The Mayor Of Casterbridge-At a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years-407 pages & 7 pages of introduction. / With an etchings in each volume by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. /// These are 'cloth-bound' hardback books in good condition-the cloth to the covers is marked, scuffed, & rubbed. The text is unmarked&clean. (This is a heavy set nearly 2.5kg, so there will be an extra postage charge).

Seller: Bookenastics, Liverpool, United Kingdom

HARDY, Thomas. The Mayor Of Casterbridge. U.K / Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1895.

Price: US$714.75 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The first volume has a 'facsimile' signature of the author. / This is the first 3 volumes of 'The Wessex Novels':1-Tess-The novel is set in an impoverished rural England. Tess is the oldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield, uneducated peasants. However, John is given the impression by Parson Tringham that he may have noble blood, as "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville", the surname of an extinct noble Norman family. Knowledge of this immediately goes to John's head-519 pages & 14 pages of introduction. // 2 = Far From The Madding Crowd-It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy-477 pages & 12 pages of introduction. /// 3-The Mayor Of Casterbridge-At a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years-407 pages & 7 pages of introduction. /// With an etchings in each volume by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. /// These are 'cloth-bound' hardback books in good condition-the cloth to the covers is marked, scuffed, & rubbed. The text is unmarked&clean. (This is a heavy set nearly 2.5kg, so there will be an extra postage charge).

Seller: Bookenastics, Liverpool, United Kingdom

HARDY, Thomas. Tess The D'Urbervilles. U.K / Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1895.

Price: US$714.75 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: This is has a 'facsimile' signature of the author in this volume. / This is the first 3 volumes of 'The Wessex Novels:1-Tess-The novel is set in an impoverished rural England. Tess is the oldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield, uneducated peasants. However, John is given the impression by Parson Tringham that he may have noble blood, as "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville", the surname of an extinct noble Norman family. Knowledge of this immediately goes to John's head-519 pages & 14 pages of introduction. / 2-Far From The Madding Crowd-It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy-477 pages & 12 pages of introduction. / 3-The Mayor Of Casterbridge-At a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years-407 pages & 7 pages of introduction. / With an etchings in each volume by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. /// These are 'cloth-bound' hardback books in good condition-the cloth to the covers is marked, scuffed, & rubbed. The text is unmarked&clean. (This is a heavy set nearly 2.5kg, so there will be an extra postage charge).

Seller: Bookenastics, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Hardy, Thomas. Works. The Wessex Novels (18 vols). Osgood McIlvaine & Co. Macmillan & Co., London, 1895.

Price: US$2404.16 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Volumes 1 - 18. 1895 - 1913. Comprising: Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, A Pair of Blue Eyes, Two on a Tower, The Return of the Native, The Woodlanders, Jude the Obscure, The Trumpet Major, The Hand of Ethelberta, A Laodicean, Desperate Remedies, Wessex Tales, Life's Little Ironies, A Group of Noble Dames, Under the Greenwood Tree, The Well-Beloved, A Changed Man. Original cloth. Top edges gilt. 5 of the volumes show significant damage (and some loss) to the head of the spines. General wear. Maps & plates as called for. Cracking to inner hinges. Foxing to endpapers. A not unreasonable set with first editions of Jude the Obscure and A Changed Man.

Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom

Thomas Hardy. The Wessex Novels of Thomas Hardy. Harpers; Macmillan & Co; Osgood McIlvaine & Co 1895-1913, London, 1895.

Price: US$3768.68 + shipping

Description: A scarce to find set of the Wessex-based works by Thomas Hardy, including his two best known works. Complete with frontispieces and maps depicting Wessex. Scarce to see this run of Hardy's Wessex novels as a set.A collection of the Wessex works of Thomas Hardy, all set in his semi-fictional region that is based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon Wessex, including the areas of Devon, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire, and Berkshire.This set includes two of Hardy's best known works, 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' and 'Far From the Madding Crowd'.'Wessex Poems', published in 1898. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twelve plates.Volume I, 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles', published in 1901. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one map, and one plate.Volume II, 'Far From the Madding Crowd', published in 1902. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume III, 'The Mayor of Casterbridge', published in 1895. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume IV, 'A Pair of Blue Eyes', published in 1895. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume V, 'Two on a Tower', published in 1895. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume VI, 'The Return of the Native', published in 1895. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume VII, 'The Woodlanders', published in 1901. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume VIII, 'Jude the Obscure', published in 1896. The second state, with no pagination to the chapter ends in signatures A to H. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume IX, 'The Trumpet-Major', published in 1897. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume X, 'The Hand of Ethelberta', published in 1898. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XI, 'A Laodicean', published in 1898. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XII, 'Desperate Remedies', published in 1898. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XIV, 'Life's Little Ironies and a Few Crusted Characters', published in 1898. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XV, 'A Group of Noble Dames', published in 1896. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XVI, 'Under the Greenwood Tree', published in 1898. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XVII, 'The Well-Beloved', published in 1897. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Volume XVIII, 'A Changed Man', published in 1913. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one map.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Spine of 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' is faded. A little wear to the extremities of 'The Woodlanders'. A little loss to the head of the spine of 'Jude the Obscure', and a mark to the rear board. Head of the spine of 'A Laodicean' is chipped and lifting, spine is faded. Head of the spine of 'Life's Little Ironies' is chipped and lifting and the spine is faded. A little fading to the head of the front board of 'Jude the Obscure'. Front hinge of 'The Return of the Native' 'Jude the Obscure' starting but firm. Rear hinge of 'A Laodicean' is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' is generally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean, with the occasional scattered spot. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom