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Under the Greenwood Tree: a Rural Painting of the Dutch School
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus/No DJ
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers No date specified - preface dated 1896. Navy boards, gilt title on spine, gilt flower motif surrounding TH on front, 273 pages. Boards mottled, rubbed and bumped on ends of spine, "This is the property of" ink stamp on ffep, cracked at fly title page so slightly shaken, pages darkened but clean. Overall, good plus. An excellent reading copy.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Under the Greenwood Tree or The Mellstock Quire: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy's second published novel, the last to be printed without his name, and the first of his great series of Wessex novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindenlea Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003740
- Title
- Under the Greenwood Tree: a Rural Painting of the Dutch School
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Thomas Hardy, English Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Thomas Hardy Related;
Terms of Sale
Lindenlea Books
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About the Seller
Lindenlea Books
Biblio member since 2019
Ottawa, Ontario
About Lindenlea Books
We are located in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada), and started selling books online in 2009. We offer a wide range of topics, with a focus on signed modern Canadian first editions. Please feel free to contact us by email if you have a question regarding any of our books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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