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HARDY, Thomas. Tess of the D\'Urbervilles. 1926. LARGE PAPER EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. SIGNED BY HARDY.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
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$1,300
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Description

HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928). Tess of the D'Urbervilles. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1926.


Large 8vo. Wood-engraved frontispiece and 40 wood-engraved plates by Vivien Gribble, folding map of Wessex printed in red and black. Original vellum-backed marbled boards gilt, top edge trimmed, others uncut and partially unopened (corners rubbed).

LARGE PAPER EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 325 copies, SIGNED BY HARDY.