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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£195.00£175.50
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About This Item
London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co, 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". H. Macbeth-Raeburn. An early edition of Thomas Hardy's noted novel, 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles', illustrated with etchings and a map of Wessex. An early edition of Thomas Hardy's classic novel. First appearing serialised in 1891, before being published in three volumes in the same year.Illustrated with two engravings by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex. Collated and complete. Now considered one of Hardy's finest works, the novel received polarising reviews upon publication, largely due to its challenging of the sexual morals and politics of late Victorian England. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and a few marks to the boards. A few small punctures to the binding at the tail of the spine. Internally, hinge is lightly strained, remaining binding is firm. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good
Synopsis
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, was first published as a censored and serialized version in the British illustrated newspaper, The Graphic in 1891. An intimate portrait of a woman, one of literature's most admirable and tragic heroines...Tess Durbeyfield knows what it is to work hard and expect little. But her life is about to veer from the path trod by her mother and grandmother. When her ne'er-do-well father learns that his family is the last of a long noble line, the d'Urbervilles, he sends Tess on a journey to meet her supposed kin—a journey that will see her victimized by lust, poverty, and hypocrisy. Shaped by an acute sense of social injustice and by a vision of human fate cosmic in scope, her story is a singular blending of harsh realism and poignant beauty. Thomas Hardy created in Tess not a standard Victorian heroine but a woman whose intense vitality shines against the bleak backdrop of a dying way of life. The novel shocked contemporary readers with its honesty and remains a timeless commentary on the human condition. -
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 833J28
- Title
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Illustrator
- H. Macbeth-Raeburn
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Osgood, McIlvaine and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- tess of the d'urbervilles a pure woman thomas hardy macbeth-raeburn a pure woman
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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