Wessex Tales. [Library Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by HARDY Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Macmillan,, 1952. 8vo., First Edition thus, with endpaper maps in blue; original series binding of blue buckram, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip. Macmillan's Library Edition (1949-1952) uses the large and pleasing type of the definitive Wessex Edition (1912-1931]. It is the most elegant of the post-war collected editions, and it is to be regretted that it does not include the volumes of verse. The endpaper map, 'The Wessex of the Novels and Poems', engraved by Emery Walker, is taken from the drawing made by Hardy himself.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43949
- Title
- Wessex Tales. [Library Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- HARDY Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan,
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, literature, hardy, thomas hardy, library edition
Terms of Sale
Island Books
Returns within 10 days (please advise first)
About the Seller
Island Books
Biblio member since 2004
Thakeham, West Sussex
About Island Books
Fine and Rare Books at the foot of the South Downs
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...