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Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1896
Seller: Green Mountain Books & Prints, Lyndonville, VT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). "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.
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1903
Seller: Anima Books, Fort Washington, MD, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). This 1903 printing appears to match the 1895 first printing of this edition: blue cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and a gilt emblem with a floral design circling the initials "TH" on the front board. The etching by Macbeth-Raeburn, protected by a tissue cover, faces the title page, and a map of Wessex follows the end of the text. Some bumping and wear at corners and head and tail of spine. Cloth on spine somewhat tanned and wrinkled. Text block edges soiled and stained. Front hinge beginning to separate. Occasional notes and underlining in ink by first owner--someone actually read this book and puzzled over it! In spite of flaws, a good reading copy, especially if you like the feel of an old book, the ability to tell with just your fingertips where the print begins and ends on the page or to trace the whorls of the emblem pressed into the front board.
Published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1896
Seller: Green Mountain Books & Prints, Lyndonville, VT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). Dark blue/black binding with gilt lettering and emblem on cover. Spine is darkened with slight chipping at the top of the spine. Binding is cracked on page 273, but the signatures are holding tight. Clean and bright interior.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). Dark blue cloth with gilt TH decoration and spine lettering. 480 pp. plus frontispiece etching and a map of Wessex. The spine has a very small puncture, and is a bit frayed at the head. Previous owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown, and her name is on the half title page. The leaves are lightly toned around their margins. In a square, tight binding with hinges intact. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Oriole Publishing, London, 1986
Seller: Frans Books, Solva, Pembs, United Kingdom
Book
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H Macbeth Raeburn (illustrator). Green cloth boards with gilt impressed TH design on front cover and gilt on spine. Slight wear and two small white marks on boards. Facsimile reproduction of 1895 edition published by Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, For the Companion collection of Oriole publishing with etching by H Macbeth Raeburn and a map of Wessex (B/s B).
Published by Osgood McIlvaine and Co, London, 1897
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Edition. The Wessex Novels, volume XVII. Original cloth covered boards, bright gilt titling on spine, gilt device on upper cover. Rubbed to corners. Frayed to top of spine, nicked to tail. Discoloured area to upper cover. Gilt to top edge. Slight lean. No ownership inscription. Foxing mainly to end papers. Etching by Macbeth-Raeburn and a b/w map of Wessex. Untrimmed pages. 339 pages clean and tight. Size: 8vo.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1896
Seller: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). Exlibrary marks. Hinges shaken and cracked but holding. Binding sound. Pages clean, tanned. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with wear at extremities of spine and corner tips. Gilt design on front is bright; lettering on spine a bit darkened but still clear. ; Collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840. 7.75" tall ; 291 pages.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Collected Edition. Worn copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 332, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Publication statement from title page verso. Series title on half-title, which is also headed "Thomas Hardy's works". Subjects; English fiction 19th century. Adultery ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Collected Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vii, 405 p. : ill., map. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). 19th century fiction. English Literature. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1897
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. H. MacBeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First American Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Hardy's last published novel. rewritten from an earlier serialization. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Dark green cloth binding, with a gilt decoration on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; frontis illustration, 339 pages, map of Wessex, and two pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Endpapers foxed, some spotting to edges, mild bumps, wear to foot of the spine. Contemporary library label on the front paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by H. MacBeth-Raeburn.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Well-Beloved, a Sketch of Temperament. Volume XVII of Thomas Hardy's Works, the Wessex Novels. With an original Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, showing the "Isle" of the story, "Drawn on the Spot." Bookplate of Clement Shorter, English author, critic, and journalist.Inner hinges split; a bit shaken, rubbing to extremities and a small tear to head of spine. Still a very good copy.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Collected Edition. Worn copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 332, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Publication statement from title page verso. Series title on half-title, which is also headed "Thomas Hardy's works". Subjects; English fiction 19th century. Adultery ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1895
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. MacBeth-Raeburn, H. (illustrator). Dark blue boards, gilt title on spine, gilt flower motif surrounding "TH" on front, 384 numbered pages. Pages darkened, subtle horizontal crease on bottom edge on first 12 pages, light smudges throughout, shallow scrape (1/2 inch) on top edge resulting in tiny nick out of top of pages, else very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1897
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. MacBeth-Raeburn, H. (illustrator). First American edition. Dark blue boards, gilt title on spine, gilt medallion and monogram on front, 338 numbered pages plus map of Wessex plus one page ad. Lightly rubbed on ends of spine and tips of corners, boards lightly smudged, light-coloured smudge (3/4 inch) on rear, pages darkened. One spot of foxing on tissue covering frontispiece, faint black line on page 98, cracked at pages 159 and 239, but binding tight. Two small (1/8 inch) marks on lower edge pages 238 and 239, dark smudging along top edge of rear free endpaper, sporadic tiny marks throughout. Overall, very good minus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Collected Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vii, 405 p. : ill., map. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). 19th century fiction. English Literature. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Published by Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1896
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First U.S. Edition. 1st US edition. Hardbound black cloth with gilt decorative titles, no dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front fixed end page. Minor soiling to spine edge, otherwise very good.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co. (1897), 1897
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1st Edition in this form. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked dark green cloth with unique Thomas Hardy gilt insignia to front board. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's ownership plate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages; Physical desc.: vii, 337 p. front , tissue guard; map. 20 cm. Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Mothers and daughters -- Fiction -- Wessex. Sculptors -- Fiction. Summary: This novel is set in London and Portland, and follows the life of Jocelyn Pierston, a talented sculptor who has an obsession to find the perfect woman. Unfortunately this proves impossible in his eyes. Series: Thomas Hardy's Works The Wessex Novels volume xvii. Notes: Imprint and date from title-page verso. With a half-title page. Title vignette. Other names: Macbeth-Raeburn, H. (Henry), 1860-1947. 1 Kg.
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London, 1897
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (frontispiece etching) (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition in book-form, issued as volume XVII of The Wessex Novels. "The Well-beloved" was Thomas Hardy's final novel. A few chapters were re-written by the author for this first edition after it appeared in 1892 in the periodical press, as mentioned in the two-page preface. ***Illustrated with a tissue-guarded black and white steel-engraved etching frontispiece by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. With a black and white map of Wessex to the rear. Two-page preface by the author written in January 1897. ***Very good in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and gilt art-nouveau floral and monogram "T.H." circular design to the front board. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block untrimmed (rough-cut, as called for). ***Please note that this is an ex-library copy. Small violet ink stamp: 'Havelock House Library Sunderland' to top of front free endpaper and to top of pages 25, 249, and contemporaneous 1900's black and white floral bordered printed library book plate to the front free endpaper. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Rear board slightly surface rubbed. Small scuff to the outer cloth towards top of rear board. Top corners of a few pages creased. No inscriptions. Spine tight. ***208mm x148mm. 338 pages plus black and white map of Wessex to rear. ***The novel, mostly set on the Isle of Slingers, is based on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The peninsula carved by Time out of a single stone, whereon most of the following scenes are laid, has been for centuries immemorial the home of a curious and almost distinctive people, cherishing strange beliefs and singular customs, now for the most part obsolescent. Fancies, like certain soft-wooded plants which cannot bear the silent inland frosts, but thrive by the sea in the roughest of weather, seem to grow up naturally here, in particular amongst those natives who have no active concern in the labour of the 'Isle'. Hence it is a spot apt to generate a type of personage like the character imperfectly sketched in these pages - a native of natives - whom some may chose to call a fantasist (if they honour him with their consideration so far), but whom others may see only as one that gave objective continuity and a name to a delicate dream which in a vaguer form is more or less common to all men, and is by no means new to Platonic philosophers. ***To those who know the rock coign of England here depicted - overlooking the great Channel Highway with all its suggestiveness, and standing out so far into mid-sea that touches of the Gulf Stream soften the air til February - it is matter of surprise that the place has not been more frequently chosen to be the retreat of artists and poets in search of inspiration, the tempestuous rather than the fine seasons by preference.' (Quote taken from the preface by Thomas Hardy) ***An ex-library copy of the first impression of the true first edition, in the original cloth covered boards, in complete condition including the frontispiece etching and map of Wessex to the rear. ***Of interest to collectors of antiquarian and Victorian literary first editions and the works of Thomas Hardy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1896
Seller: Saul54, Lynn, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers (1896). 475 pages, with etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. NearFine Hardcover, no dj. Original SlateGray cloth with Embossed Gilt stamping and Gilt spine title. 7.9"x5.5"x1.4". be2x190.
Published by Osgood McIlvaine and Co, London, 1896
Seller: Fountain Books (Steve Moody), Eastleigh, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good +. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 1st Edition. A Good + copy. Spine a little dulled. Both inner hinges cracked but firm. With Map of Wessex.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1896
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Thus. Collection of six tales, with a new preface by Hardy discussing minor points in and inspiration of a few of the stories; part of a uniformly-bound set; the first edition thus. Hardcover, full green cloth, gilt titling & decoration, as pictured. Light wear, minor chipping to spine ends; attractive engraved bookplate of William H. Mack & bold scrawled signature of H. Allen Brubaker on endsheets; four or five pages of the firstr story with some ink underlining & mareginal score, no other marks noted. [8], [291] pages, map, engraved frontispiece. Size: 5¾" by 8".
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth Raeburn (illustrator). 507 pp. "with an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex". The spine is quite slanted. The spine ends are softened. The front board is faintly stained. Previous owner's name is written on the front free endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co. (1897), 1897
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
1st Edition in this form. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked dark green cloth with unique Thomas Hardy gilt insignia to front board. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's ownership plate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages; Physical desc.: vii, 337 p. front , tissue guard; map. 20 cm. Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Mothers and daughters -- Fiction -- Wessex. Sculptors -- Fiction. Summary: This novel is set in London and Portland, and follows the life of Jocelyn Pierston, a talented sculptor who has an obsession to find the perfect woman. Unfortunately this proves impossible in his eyes. Series: Thomas Hardy's Works The Wessex Novels volume xvii. Notes: Imprint and date from title-page verso. With a half-title page. Title vignette. Other names: Macbeth-Raeburn, H. (Henry), 1860-1947. 1 Kg.
Published by Osgood McIlvaine and Co., London, 1896
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Thus. This particularly well preserved first thus edition is bound in uniform finely ribbed green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and similar TH cypher to the upper board. There are gilt top page edges and others untrimmed. The stock is tight, bright and unmarked. There is some typical spotting to the endpapers and to the tissue guard to the frontis. Life's Little Ironies is a collection of tales written by Thomas Hardy, originally published in 1894 This edition has a new preface by the author This is just one of a large number of Hardy firsts that I am selling on this site. Ref V V V 2.
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London, 1896
Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Book
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). From "Thomas Hardy's Works, The Wessex Novels Volume VIII. fronits Illus. "The Christminster" of the story, protected by tissue guard. Vignette Publishers Motif on title page. Green cloth cover with bright Gilt Floral Monogram on front and gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. 515 p. pages + Map of Wessex at the back. 8 1/4" Tall. Patchy fading to cloth at the back and a tiny tear in the cloth. Hinges sound and text block firm. No inscriptions except old penciled price.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). A wonderful collection of short stories by Thomas Hardy, a frame narrative volume telling the lives of ten noble dames of centuries past. An interesting collection of ten short stories contained in a frame narrative. 'A Group of Noble Dames' follows the course of one evening, when a group of members of a club each tell one story about a noble dame of the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries.Including 'The First Countess of Wessex', 'Barbara of the House of Grebe', 'The Marchioness of Stonehenge', 'Lady Mottisfont', 'The Lady Icenway', 'Squire Petrick's Lady', 'Anna, Lady Baxby', 'The Lady Penelope', 'The Duchess of Hamptonshire', and 'The Honourable Laura'.Illustrated with a frontispiece by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with only a few minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the rear endpaper. Scattered spots to the paste downs and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). A lovely collection of the short stories of Thomas Hardy, this edition containing nine of his popular tales. A collection of short stories by Thomas Hardy, this 1898 edition comprising of nine stories.This volume includes 'The Son's Veto', 'For Conscience' Sake', 'A Tragedy of Two Ambitions', 'On the Western Circuit', 'To Please His Wife', 'The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion', 'The Fiddler of the Reels', 'A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four', and 'A Few Crushed Characters'.'Life's Little Ironies' has gone through many revisions since the collection was first published in 1894, with the more commonly found one now being the 1927 edition, which contains different stories to this edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are lightly faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the rear endpaper. Occasional spots to the paste downs and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by Osgood McIlvaine and Co., London, 1895
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Thus. This particularly well preserved first thus edition is bound in uniform finely ribbed green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and similar TH cypher to the upper board. There are gilt top page edges and others untrimmed. The stock is tight, bright and unmarked. There is some cracking to the bottom of rear gutter but this is holding. This edition has a new preface by the author dated July 1895. The Return of the Native was Thomas Hardy's sixth published novel. It first appeared in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. Because of 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 and highly regarded novels. Ref V V V 2.
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., London, 1896
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Macbeth-Raeburn, H. (illustrator). Half bound leather hard cover in very good condition, no jacket. Quality rebinding in tan leather, with complementary boards. Frontispiece and Wessex map at rear etched by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. Frontispiece is loose, all other binding is secure. Light shelf and handling wear for its age; boards and gilt PB head are in fine condition, pageblock is roughcut and tanned, this leading into page edges. Light foxing and occasional blemish noted, otherwise pages within are clear and unmarked. CN. Used.
Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. H Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 1896. 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 tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is near very good and bright. Edges rubbed in places. Spine tips creased with a few nicks. Marking to cloth. Contents good. Page edges a bit dusty. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16883.