Wessex tales, strange, lively, and commonplace
by HARDY, THOMAS
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1888. First colonial edition, issued as no. 74 in the publisher's "Colonial Library" series; 8vo, pp. [6], 276, 4 (ads); original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine; binding slightly askew, some cracking of the cloth at the spine ends. hinges slightly cracked, else very good and sound. Macmillan originally published these five tales in 2 volumes in May 1888 (in an edition of 750 copies). Purdy mentions that Macmillan next produced a one-volume edition (1500 copies) in February 1889, but he does not mention this colonial edition. Purdy, pp. 58-60.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28336
- Title
- Wessex tales, strange, lively, and commonplace
- Author
- HARDY, THOMAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Fiction , , ,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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