New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. xii, 327 (1) pp, tissue frontis, illus. First Edition, 1928. previous owner's Inked name & date (1992) on ffep. Prefatory note by F.E. Hardy, list of 15 illustrations, Part I: Early Life and Architecture (titled chapters I - V), Part II: Novels - to Illness, Chapters VI - X; Part III - Illness, Novels, and Italy; Part IV - Between Town and Country - Titled Chapters XVI thru XIX; ; Lightly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.7". Green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Compiled largely from contemporary notes, letters, diaries, and biographical memoranda, as well as from oral information in conversations extending over many years..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7424
Title: The Early Life of Thomas Hardy, 1840-1891
Author: Hardy, Florence Emily
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1928
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM BRITISH WRITERS BIOGRAPHY EARLY YEARS 1840-1891 LIFE AND WORK
Bookseller catalogs: LITERARY CRITICISM; BIOGRAPHY;
Size: Large Octavo

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