The Mayor of Casterbridge
By Hardy, Thomas
Two volumes. 313, 312. First edition. Finely bound with leather spine and corners over red cloth, top edge gilt, raised bands and gilt tooling to spine, top edge gilt; bound without half-titles or ads. Title page in Volume I shows restoration at gutter. Contents clean, with several edge chips professionally filled in, lightly toned and with light, sporadic foxing. Published in a small print run of just 758 copies, of which only 650 were bound up. A lovely set.
Published by: Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1886
Vendor: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
By Hardy, Thomas
Two volumes. 313, 312. First edition. Finely bound with leather spine and corners over red cloth, top edge gilt, raised bands and gilt tooling to spine, top edge gilt; bound without half-titles or ads. Title page in Volume I shows restoration at gutter. Contents clean, with several edge chips professionally filled in, lightly toned and with light, sporadic foxing. Published in a small print run of just 758 copies, of which only 650 were bound up. A lovely set.
Published by: Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1886
Vendor: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
