HARDY THOMAS Tess of the DUrbervilles

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HARDY, THOMAS. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. 3 volumes. Half-titles, final blank in volume 2, preliminary and final blanks in volume 3. 8vo, rebound in navy blue 1/2 morocco, spines titled in gilt in compartments, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, few scuff marks, vol. 1 with front joint repaired; top edges gilt. (London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1891)

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first edition, first impression of hardy's best known work. With first impression issue points: Volume I: p.[iv] "1891" present; p.[v] "have it said"; p.45 "her skin is/as sumple"; p.[264] final full-stop present; Volume II: p.[iv] "1891" present; p.58 "Valasquez"; p.155 "seampstress"; p.199 "XXV"; and p.234 "it's husband's"; Volume III: p.[vi] "1891" present; p.14 line endings comprise "towards", "but", "On", "al-", "hitherto" and "a", and p.112 "are ye doing"; p.160 line endings comprise "than", "deviations", "domesticity,", "vale", "curve.", "light" and "was"; p.198 "summit of the road"; p.252 line endings comprise "and", "foul", "bear" and "And", p.270 "sisters-in-law"; p.275 "piteously"; p.277 no page number present, and p.[278] no final full-stop. Purdy, pp.67-78; Sadleir 1114.