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. A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes (Three Volumes)
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: The Macaulay Company, 1904. Issued in three parts over several years, Hardy considered this drama his masterpiece. Unfortunately, the world did not agree; the first printings were quite small, and remains uncommon. These are Very Good (Plus) copies of the First Editions. Green cloth bindings with gilt titling on the spine and front covers; top edges gilt, others rough-cut. Volume One is the Second Issue of about 1000 copies (the First Issue, from 1903, was miniscule). Clean text save a few penciled notations; xxii, 228 pages, v (a preview), with three pages of publisher's adverts. Light rub to the margins and with a small tear/chip affecting a few pages around page 10. Volume Two (1906), which was about 1500 copies, also has some pencil notations but is generally clean. xiii, 302 pages, with two pages of reviews of previous volume. There is a bump to the lower corner of the front cover; the front hinge is cracked but holding; a few pages have been creased from reading.. Volume Three (1908) is xiii, 355 pages. Text also has some pencil notations on lightly tanned pages; many unopened. Bump to the top of the front cover; mild wear along the margins. A solid set that presents well. In archival plastic protectors.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004397
- Title
- . A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes (Three Volumes)
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macaulay Company
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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