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The Thomas Hardy Omnibus (contains Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess, The Woodlanders and Wessex Tales)
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0333247000
- ISBN 13
- 9780333247006
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning and feint marking to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to foot of spine, very good close to near fine condition. Jacket has some minor crimping to edges. Gentle creases with light handling marks to the gloss. Overall very good. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Please note : this book is very heavy (1750g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A solid very good copy of this superb collection of Hardy's most famous works, a great title to serve as an introduction to his works.
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- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004378
- Title
- The Thomas Hardy Omnibus (contains Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess, The Woodlanders and Wessex Tales)
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0333247000
- ISBN 13
- 9780333247006
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 1136
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess, The Woodlanders and Wessex Tales General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
- X weight
- 1750 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. All books, where possible, are sent by signed and tracked services and our postage prices reflect this. We cannot normally send to overseas PO Box addresses. Purchasers may need to provide a phone number for heavier or valuable items as per our courier requirements. We only use airmail for overseas orders, we will not use surface mail.
About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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