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Lot 187
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
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Live / Chicago
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Lot 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.