The Trumpet Major
by Thomas Hardy
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndonville, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. H. Macbeth-Raeburn. The Trumpet Major John Loveday, A solider in the war with Buonaparte and Robert his brother First Mate in the Merchant Service, A Tale." Dark blue boards with gilt lettering and emblem on cover. Spine is darkened and has some bumping and is chipped. Interior is clean and bright, signatures are tight.
Synopsis
Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840. In his writing, he immortalized the site of his birth—Egdon Heath, in Dorset, near Dorchester. Delicate as a child, he was taught at home by his mother before he attended grammar school. At sixteen, Hardy was apprenticed to an architect, and for many years, architecture was his profession; in his spare time, he pursued his first and last literary love, poetry. Finally convinced that he could earn his living as an author, he retired from architecture, married, and devoted himself to writing. An extremely productive novelist, Hardy published an important book every year or two. In 1896, disturbed by the public outcry over the unconventional subjects of his two greatest novels— Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure —he announced that he was giving up fiction and afterward produced only poetry. In later years, he received many honors. He died on January 11, 1928, and was buried in Poet’s Corner, in Westminster Abbey. It was as a poet that he wished to be remembered, but today critics regard his novels as his most memorable contribution to English literature for their psychological insight, decisive delineation of character, and profound presentation of tragedy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Mountain Books and Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004632
- Title
- The Trumpet Major
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Illustrator
- H. Macbeth-Raeburn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 386
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Green Mountain Books and Prints
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Lyndonville, Vermont
About Green Mountain Books and Prints
Located in the center of Lyndonville Vermont we have served our community for over 45 years. Our in store stock is around 35,000 titles and we list about 1,000 books online. Customer satisfaction is our first priority.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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