THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1878. First US Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10mo, 465 pages. In Fair condition. Bound in tan cloth with black text and stamped illustrations on spine and front cover. Boards have creasing to spine, spine edges chipped off and fraying, rubbing to corners exposing boards, tearing to joints, and slight cocking to spine. Text block has front endpaper missing, light tearing to front pastedown, mild foxing to forward pages, and light tearing to rear endpaper and pastedown. Ads on endpapers/pastedowns dated December 10, 1878. Purdy 27. Shelved in Case 13. 1371211. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy's sixth published novel. It first appeared in the serial Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December of 1878. Due to the novel's controversial themes, Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher; reviews, however, though somewhat mixed, were generally positive. In the twentieth century, The Return of the Native became one of Hardy's most popular novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1371211
- Title
- THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- British Literature
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...