The Life and Death of The Mayor of Casterbridge: A story of a man of character
by Thomas Hardy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: New American Library, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. VG/none, used, color illustrated cloth covered boards, v-vi, map, 336pp. Interior clean, no marks except former owners book plate on the reverse of the ffep, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, corners are square and not worn..
Synopsis
In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself as a respected and prosperous pillar of the community of Casterbridge, but behind his success there always lurk the shameful secret of his past and a personality prone to self-destructive pride and temper. Subtitled 'A Story of a Man of Character', Hardy's powerful and sympathetic study of the heroic but deeply flawed Henchard is also an intensely dramatic work, tragically played out against the vivid backdrop of a close-knit Dorsetshire town.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029708
- Title
- The Life and Death of The Mayor of Casterbridge: A story of a man of character
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- New American Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- THOMAS HARDY, CASTERBRIDGE, CHARACTER
Terms of Sale
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
Biblio member since 2012
TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Collecting and Using City Directories
Don’t overlook that old city directory - it is priceless for authors, collectors who focus on specific cities, geneaology, and other niche interests. Learn more...
Positive Representation Matters
Books transmit cultural values and can shape the views of society. Learn more about the history of American literature in Collecting Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance.
