Hardy Well Beloved

Thomas Hardy. The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament. London, UK: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1897
With a frontispiece etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. 8vo, [4], (x), (339) pp. Publisher's vertically ribbed, dark blue-green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, and with circular floral monogram design in gilt, stamped on front board. Top edge gilt, fore-edges untrimmed. First Edition, issued as Volume XVII in Hardy's "The Wessex Novels." Originally serialized in 1892, "The Well-Beloved" was Hardy's last novel to be published. Purdy, pp.92-6; Sadleir 1118; Wolff 2997. Some foxing on front free-endpaper, lower corners lightly bumped, otherwise a bright, near-fine copy. ~~~ Author(s): Thomas Hardy; Binding material: Cloth; Binding state: Original binding; Binding style: Full; Class: Hardback copy; Condition: Near fine; Edition: First; Illustrated; Illustrator(s): H. Macbeth-Raeburn (1860-1947); Jacket condition: Not applicable; Language: English; Pages: 338; Publication year: 1897; Size: Octavo..

First, Hardback copy, Octavo, H. Macbeth-Raeburn (1860-1947). Near fine

Details

Thomas,Hardy: The well-beloved. A sketch of a temperament. British Library, Historical Print Editions, April 2011, Besorgungstitel - vorauss. Lieferzeit 3-5 Tage. ISBN: 1241577706
bTitle:/b The well-beloved. A sketch of a temperament.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b Source Library /b British Librarybr/b Contributors /b Hardy, Thomas; br/b Original Pub Date /b 1897.br/b Physical Description /b pp. viii, 337: plate, map. 21 cm.br/b Shelfmark /b 012624.h.25/17.br/

NEUBUCH! 246 mm x 189 mm x 22 mm

[SW: Literary Collections / General]

Details

Thomas Hardy: Well-beloved, WORDSWORTH EDITIONS, August 2000 ISBN: 1840224053
Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary "Well-Beloved" - in stone, just as he tries to find her in the flesh. Using this symbolism, this romantic fantasy is grounded in reality with a characteristically authentic rendering of location, the Isle of Slingers, or Portland as we know it.

NEW 194X22X128 22 mm x 128 mm x 194 mm

[SW: FICTION, PAPERBACK (ALL)]

Details

MAUND, B. The Botanic Garden; consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain with their names, classes, orders, history, qualities, culture, and physiological observations. 1826

Vol. I-VIII (all published !). London, Simpkin & Marshall, 1826-1836. 8 volumes. Royal-8vo (225 x 175mm). With 768 handcoloured engraved plates. Later green half morocco, spines with gilt flower ornaments in 6 compartments. The 'SPECIAL CROWN ISSUE' of this well-known and beloved flower-book. Only a few copies have been produced of this 'de luxe' edition. It is of utmost rarity and is not mentioned in any of the standard bibliographies. The illustrations are the same as in the corresponding volumes of the ordinary edition, but instead of being grouped in fours, only one is illustrated to a plate. Each one is handcoloured with much greater care than in the ordinary issue. All plates are surrounded by uniform and finely engraved borders, which are surmounted by a crown. The first volume has an inserted leaf with the following text: "To her most gracious Majesty the Queen. In grateful acknowledgement of her Condescension and Patronage, this volume is most respectfully dedicated. By her Majesty's most obliged and devoted servant Benjamin Maund". A fine copy.

[SW: Flower Books (Illustrated)/Gardening / Gardens / Horticulture]

Details