Hardy (Thomas), Jude the Obscure, first edition in book form...

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£80 - £120

Hardy (Thomas), Jude the Obscure, first edition in book form, London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1896 [1895], etching of The "Christminster" of the Story by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn, full-page map of Wessex, original publisher's green cloth gilt, light wear, rear pastedown with stable gutter split and sign of a former library label, 8vo; idem, The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament, first edition in book form, London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1897, etching of The "Isle" of the Story, full-page map of Wessex, original publisher's green cloth gilt, some wear, front pastedown with Indian retailer's stamp: Thacker & Co., Ltd, Bombay, and with a contemporary ink MS ownership inscription: A.K. Donald, Bombay, XVII X MCMV, 8vo, (2)