London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. Etched frontispiece by H. Macbeth-Raeburn with tissue guard and map of Wessex rfep. A very good+ copy bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine, gilt design front cover, top edge gilt. Mild cover edge wear, mild spotting ffep, slight scuffing lower spine. Purdy bibliography mentions two distinct states of signatures A - H, with or without page numbers on partially blank pages. This copy has mixed states of these signatures. vii, 515 pp. + map.

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Bookseller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 08415
Title: JUDE THE OBSCURE.The Wessex Novels Volume VIII
Author: Hardy, Thomas
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Osgood, McIlvaine
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1896

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RFEP: The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
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....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...