Jude the Obscure
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1977. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Fine. Typical Easton Press full leather binding, archival quality acid free paper, heavy gilt decorations to boards and spine, raised bands on spine, satin end papers and page marker.
Synopsis
Jude the Obscure is the last of Thomas Hardy's novels, begun as a magazine serial and first published in book form in 1895. The book was burnt publicly by the William Walsham How, Bishop of Wakefield, in that same year. Its hero Jude Fawley is a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar. The two other main characters are his earthy wife, Arabella, and his cousin, Sue. Themes include class, scholarship, religion, marriage, and the modernisation of thought and society.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004298
- Title
- Jude the Obscure
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1977
Terms of Sale
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
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Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Specializing in Modern First Editions, including many signed copies
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....