The Return Of the Native

by Hardy, Thomas

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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London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1878. First Edition, first issue of the title page to Volume 1 without the quotation mark after "A Pair of Blue Eyes". Sketch Map of the Scene of the Story as frontispiece of volume 1. Half titles in each volume. Octavo, rebound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Top edges gilt. Very Good, with… Read more about this item
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Hardcover. Great Condition. There may be a few scratches to the gilt of the book. . This Easton Press Collector's Edition is bound genuine leather, with elegant gilt design to boards, gilded page-edges, and endpapers of silk-moire fabric. The classic hubbed spines of four raised bands have 22K gold accents and there is… Read more about this item
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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1878. First edition, first issue (without the quotation marks after A Pair of Blue Eyes on the title of volume I), 3 volumes, 8vo, frontispiece map of the scene of the story in volume I after Hardy; half blue morocco of the second half of the 20th century, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-paneled spines, t.e.g.… Read more about this item
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1879
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1879 1st ed Thomas Hardy Return of the Native Egdon Heath Witchcraft Clym & Vye "The Return of the Native" was admired for its powerfully evoked setting of Egdon Heath, which was based on the somber countryside Thomas Hardy had known as a child. Egdon Heath, a fictional location created by Hardy, is known for widespread witchcraft and superstitions. This is his… Read more about this item
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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1878. First edition of Thomas Hardy's sixth novel, one of 1000 copies. Set amid the wild landscape of Egdon Heath, the tension between two unhappy couples, pulled together and then apart, produces the mounting sense of dread so characteristic of Hardy's later fiction: "To be conscious that the end of the dream is approaching,… Read more about this item
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1929
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Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Copy #609 of 1500 numbered copies signed by illustrator Clare Leighton. Original half tan cloth over blue boards, paper spine label (cloth rubbed and browned, boards rubbed, label nicked with tape repair; inner hinges splitting and starting). Wood-engravings By Clare Leighton,… Read more about this item
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1878
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New York: Henry Holt, 1878. first american edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. 465 pp. Leisure Hour Series. First American edition. Ochre cloth boards with black titles and designs. Blank endpapers. B&W white frontis. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean with some spots of surface wear. Spine very mildly toned. Corners and… Read more about this item
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1922
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London: Macmillan & Co Ltd. 1922. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very good. Maroon leather with gilt titles and decorations to face and spine. Gilt to top edge. Black & white map. Some light rubbing to leather. 507 pages. Macmillan Pocket Library, Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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London: Smith, Elder and Company, 1878. 3 volumes. First edition, and with the first issue state of the title-page to Vol. I. A COPY WITH FINE PROVENANCE, FROM THE DOHENY COLLECTION WITH THE FINE MOROCCO LABELS GILT OF ESTELLE DOHENY AT THE PASTEDOWNS. With a cartographic frontispiece in the first volume drawn by Hardy. 8vo,… Read more about this item
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Used - Guilt decoratedcopy,raised bands avery attractive book, ell made , great Gift giving.
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Franklin Library Edition 1980, in very good condition, clelan wi
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1980
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The Return of the Native - this is known as one of Hardy's most powerful novels, once again set in Wessex, but this time set on the wild and moody Egdon Heath. Clym Yeobright, comes home from a cosmopolitan life in Paris. And so Hardy spins a tale of love and passion, and ruthlessly examines the role of Lady Luck… Read more about this item
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The Return of the Native.; Illustrations from woodcuts by Clare Leighton

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Original contents in fine condition with just a hint of tanning to the paper, new binding and slipcase in pristine condition. P
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1929
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Hardcover. Original contents in fine condition with just a hint of tanning to the paper, new binding and slipcase in pristine condition. Photographs upon request. Number 780 of a limited eiditon of 1500 copies, of which five hundred copies are reserved for England, autographed by the illustrator, 484pp., 12 tippped-in woodcuts… Read more about this item
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New York: The Modern Library, 1927. First Modern Library Edition. Bound in the publisher's original flexible blue leatherette covers with gilt-stamping to the cover and spine (Style 4 Binding). 17 cm. 507 pages. Bernhart end pages. The Modern Library; Vol. 121. The book is in very good plus condition. Previous owner's name written on the front loose end page.… Read more about this item
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1980
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Near Mint, Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral pages that are thread sewn, not glued toget
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Franklin Library Edition, 1980. Franklin Library Edition 1980. Near Mint, Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral pages that are thread sewn, not glued together, gold gilded page edges to further protect the pages, a silk page marker sewn into the binding, raised spine bands that give each volume that distinctive antique look. Very Good… Read more about this item
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Collector's Edition, 1st thus
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1978
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Easton Press (1st thus, 1978). Dark green leather with green moiré endpapers (faded around edges), green ribbon marker attached. Gilt titles, decorations, all edges. Archival quality paper. Hubbed spine. Prior owner's blind embossed seal on title page. One of Thomas Hardy's most powerful works, THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE centers famously on Egdon Heath, the wild, haunted Wessex… Read more about this item
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by Thomas Hardy

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1895
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UK: Osgood Mcilvaine, 1895. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good ++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H Macbeth-Raeburn. 1st Edition Thus 1895. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with age toned tissue guard to title page… Read more about this item
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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE

by Hardy, Thomas

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1942
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New York: The Heritage Press, 1942. Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. This classic of Victorian era romantic literature was Hardy's sixth novel (his seventh counting his unpublished first work). There was some difficulty at first finding a publisher since social and sexual conflict was not openly discussed in late 19th century England. The title refers to Clym Yeobright, a… Read more about this item
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New York: Harper, 1929. Limited. hardcover. fine. Title in red and black. Frontispiece and other woodcut illustrations by Clare Leighton. 485pp. Thick 4to, rebound in full green morocco; gilt-stamped spine with raised bands. New York and London: Harper & Bros., 1929. Limited edition. A fine copy.<br/><br/> First Edition with Leighton's woodcuts. Limited Edition, one of 1500 copies signed… Read more about this item
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1926
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NY: Modern Library, 1926. 1st printing; black leatherette w/gilt titles; 507+map and ads, clean, unmarked pages; #121 in series. 1st. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12 vo.
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New York: Heritage Press Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, yellow pictorial patterned cloth with spine lettered in gold on forest green background, housed in original dark forest green slipcase. 416 pages. Sand Glass laid in. Illustrated with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Copyright date of 1942 on copyright… Read more about this item
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1878
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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… Read more about this item
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