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JUDE THE OBSCURE

Name: JUDE THE OBSCURE
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Author: Hardy, Thomas

by Hardy, Thomas

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London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1896. frontis, viii, 515, (2) pages. First edition: mixed state, with pages 1 and 2 numbered, but final pages in all chapters are unnumbered. Bound in original green cloth, with gilt decoration on front cover. The book is clean and tight, with some wear & tear at spine extremities, but no chipping. Pages are toning. One leaf roughly opened at fore-edge, leaving a long closed tear limited to the margin and not affecting text. Previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown endpaper.. First Edition, Mixed State. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. Small 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Book.

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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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Bookseller: Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: W2200
Title: JUDE THE OBSCURE
Author: Hardy, Thomas
Illustrator: H. Macbeth-Raeburn
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition, Mixed State
Publisher: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1896
Size: Small 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" T
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Modern First Editions Literary Literature Classic
Bookseller catalogs: Literary First Editions;

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