Hardcover. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 341p. Frontispiece & map at end. Very good condition! in dark green cloth.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1896
Seller: Green Mountain Books & Prints, Lyndonville, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). "The Trumpet Major John Loveday, A solider in the war with Buonaparte and Robert his brother First Mate in the Merchant Service, A Tale." Dark blue boards with gilt lettering and emblem on cover. Spine is darkened and has some bumping and is chipped. Interior is clean and bright, signatures are tight.
Language: English
Published by Oriole Publishing, London, 1986
Seller: Frans Books, Solva, Pembs, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H Macbeth Raeburn (illustrator). Green cloth boards with gilt impressed TH design on front cover and gilt on spine. Slight wear and two small white marks on boards. Facsimile reproduction of 1895 edition published by Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, For the Companion collection of Oriole publishing with etching by H Macbeth Raeburn and a map of Wessex (B/s B).
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1903
Seller: Anima Books, Fort Washington, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). This 1903 printing appears to match the 1895 first printing of this edition: blue cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and a gilt emblem with a floral design circling the initials "TH" on the front board. The etching by Macbeth-Raeburn, protected by a tissue cover, faces the title page, and a map of Wessex follows the end of the text. Some bumping and wear at corners and head and tail of spine. Cloth on spine somewhat tanned and wrinkled. Text block edges soiled and stained. Front hinge beginning to separate. Occasional notes and underlining in ink by first owner--someone actually read this book and puzzled over it! In spite of flaws, a good reading copy, especially if you like the feel of an old book, the ability to tell with just your fingertips where the print begins and ends on the page or to trace the whorls of the emblem pressed into the front board.
Language: English
Published by Harper and Brothers - New York circa 1910, 1910
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated with an etching by H MacBeth - Raeburn and a map of Wessex (illustrator). All books outside UK sent airmail and over £30 tracked and inside UK signed for. PayPal accepted. Early edition. undated circa 1910. Original cloth, gilt design and titling. Some fading at foot of spine publishers name. A good copy, clean throughout and tightly bound.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1895
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. MacBeth-Raeburn, H. (illustrator). Dark blue boards, gilt title on spine, gilt flower motif surrounding "TH" on front, 384 numbered pages. Pages darkened, subtle horizontal crease on bottom edge on first 12 pages, light smudges throughout, shallow scrape (1/2 inch) on top edge resulting in tiny nick out of top of pages, else very good.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1897
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. MacBeth-Raeburn, H. (illustrator). First American edition. Dark blue boards, gilt title on spine, gilt medallion and monogram on front, 338 numbered pages plus map of Wessex plus one page ad. Lightly rubbed on ends of spine and tips of corners, boards lightly smudged, light-coloured smudge (3/4 inch) on rear, pages darkened. One spot of foxing on tissue covering frontispiece, faint black line on page 98, cracked at pages 159 and 239, but binding tight. Two small (1/8 inch) marks on lower edge pages 238 and 239, dark smudging along top edge of rear free endpaper, sporadic tiny marks throughout. Overall, very good minus.
Language: English
Published by OSGOOD, McILVAINE AND CO, LONDON, 1896
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. H MACBETH-RAEBURN (illustrator). 1st Edition. Publisher's green cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and author cypher to front panel, 205 x 150 mm approx.Top edge gilt others uncut. vi + 460 pp Frontis Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn as called for+ Map of Wessex at rear. First Printing 1896 by Osgood, McIlvaine being Vol VII in the Wessex Novels Edition. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book - restoration work- the book has been re backed at some time with best match cloth and remnants of original laid on. The original end papers retained - reinforced with new hinges, mild foxing to rear end paper, a two colour headband applied. No previous owner name or insc. No other notable defects).
Language: English
Published by Harpers, 1899
Seller: Hampstead Books, Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. H Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 1899 Harper & Brothers (New York & London) edition of this classic British novel published three years previous. Green cloth, with a central gilt roundel/medallion and gilt spine lettering. Some soiling to green boards, edges bumped and rubbed, spine ends a bit crushed, owner's name and date 1899 on ffep, 1917 owner's name on pastedown, edges tanned, toning to end papers, frontispiece etching of Hardy, 2cm tear edge p279, etching p281 and frontis protected by foxed tissue paper, map of Wessex not present. Grading commensurate with age of book. Dispatched form the UK same or next working day.
Language: English
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co, 1896
Seller: September Books, CHURCH STRETTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H Macbeth Raeburn (illustrator). 1st Edition. APPEARS LITTL E READ. Minimal wear to hard back book.517 pages. Pages are clean and tight. Name on f.e.p. Miinor rubbing/fading to part to front board. Minor cracking to front and rear hinges.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1895
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 475 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Wear to spine caps and corners, mild shelf wear, cocked spine. Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks, light age-toning to paper. Illustrated: sepia frontispiece (drawing) and map. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1386512. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Collected Edition. Worn copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 332, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Publication statement from title page verso. Series title on half-title, which is also headed "Thomas Hardy's works". Subjects; English fiction 19th century. Adultery ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Language: English
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 45 Albemarle Street, London, 1896
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (frontispiece etching) (illustrator). First One Volume Edition. First printing of the first one volume edition and first edition thus - Wessex Novels Volume VII, with a new two-page preface written by the author especially for this one-volume edition. The original three volume true first edition was published by Macmillan and Co, in 1887. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded black and white steel-engraved frontispiece etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a black and white map: 'The Wessex of the Novels' to the rear, as called for. ***Very good in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and a gilt circular floral illustration with 'TH' monogram to front board. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block untrimmed (rough-cut as called for). Head and tail of spine rubbed, nicked and creased, with a small amount of loss of the green cloth at the head of the spine. Corners rubbed and creased. Boards show some wear and marks commensurate with age and handling - in particular, there is a small are of the front board showing through where the cloth has worn away. Internally the book is also very good, with no inscriptions. Some foxing to the endpapers but the pages are mostly clean - just a light splash mark to the first page of the preface. The binding is secure and not shaken. No splitting. Spine tight. with a steel-engraved frontispiece showing "The Country of 'The Woodlanders' - drawn on the spot." - lacking the tissue-guard. ***208mm x148mm. vi prelim-pages including the two-page preface by Thomas Hardy written in September 1895, plus 460 pages, and a black and white map of 'The Wessex of the Novels' at the back of the book. ***'"The Woodlanders" was serialised from May 1886 to April 1887 in Macmillan's Magazine and published in three volumes in 1887. It is one of his series of Wessex novels. The novel was later classified by Hardy for the Wessex Edition of his works in the primary group of "Novels of Character and Environment". Yet despite it being regarded as one of Hardy's major novels, the novel is 'something of an anomaly', in comparison with the tragic depth of both its predecessor "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and its successor "Tess of the D'Urbervilles." The novel reflects common Hardy themes: a rustic, evocative setting, poorly chosen marriage partners, unrequited love, social class mobility, and an unhappy, or at best equivocal, ending. As with most his other works, opportunities for fulfilment and happiness are forsaken or delayed. "The Woodlanders" was widely praised. It was declared by the Saturday Review in April 1887 to be, "the best [novel] that Hardy has written", by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, "his loveliest if not his finest book", by William Lyon Phelps, "the most beautiful and most noble of Hardy's novels", and by A. Edward Newton, "one of the best novels of the last half century". The late nineteenth century English author George Gissing read the novel in March 1888 "with much delight" but felt that the "human part is --- painfully unsatisfactory". The novel remained a personal favourite of Hardy's. Newman Flower recounted that Hardy named it to him as his "favourite novel", and 25 years after its publication, Hardy wrote that, "On taking up "The Woodlanders" and reading it after many years, I like it as a story best of all." (Wiki) ***First printing of the first one-volume edition, in its original gilt decorated cloth-covered boards, in nice condition for a book that is now 130 years old. Of interest to collectors of antiquarian literature and in particular Thomas Hardy first edition titles. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Collected Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vii, 405 p. : ill., map. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). 19th century fiction. English Literature. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1895
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. MacBeth-Raeburn, H. (illustrator). Black boards, gilt title on spine, gilt floral motif surrounding "TH" on front, 506 numbered pages plus map. Lightly bumped and chipped on ends of spine, boards and top and bottom edge lightly smudged, previous owner's stamp in ink on ffep and partially carried over to front paste-down. Pages darkened, notes and underlining in pencil throughout. Binding tight. Overall, very good plus.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1897
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. H. MacBeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First American Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Hardy's last published novel. rewritten from an earlier serialization. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Dark green cloth binding, with a gilt decoration on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; frontis illustration, 339 pages, map of Wessex, and two pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Endpapers foxed, some spotting to edges, mild bumps, wear to foot of the spine. Contemporary library label on the front paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by H. MacBeth-Raeburn.
Language: English
Published by OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO., LONDON, 1895
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. MACBETH-RAEBURN (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. BOUND IN GREEN CLOTH WITH CLEAR, GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1895 5TH EDITION IS VG. X1V/519pp WITH 59 CHAPTERS, A MAP OF WESSEX AND TWO ENGRAVINGS BY H. MACBETH-RAEBURN. ONE IS A PORTRAIT OF HARDY, THE OTHER A RENDERING OF "WELLBRIDGE MANOR HOUSE", WHICH FEATURES IN THE STORY: ALL HAVE PROTECTING TISSUE-GUARDS. TOP EDGE IS GILT, AND ENDPAPERS ARE UNMARKED. ALL CORNERS HAVE SLIGHT WEAR, BUT CONDITION IS VG.
Language: English
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London, 1897
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Wessex Novels Volume XVII. Frontispiece etching with tissue guard by Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex. Clean unmarked copy, short tear to cloth at head of spine, book is protected with an acetate dust jacket. Photos on request.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Collected Edition. Worn copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 332, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Publication statement from title page verso. Series title on half-title, which is also headed "Thomas Hardy's works". Subjects; English fiction 19th century. Adultery ; Fiction. Wessex (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.
Published by Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1896
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First U.S. Edition. 1st US edition. Hardbound black cloth with gilt decorative titles, no dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front fixed end page. Minor soiling to spine edge, otherwise very good.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers
Seller: COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS, Saint John, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex (illustrator). Owners initial on front end page, Binding tight, hinges good slight shelf wear. Preface dated 1895. S10 5.
Published by Osgood McIlvaine and Co, London, 1897
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Edition. The Wessex Novels, volume XVII. Original cloth covered boards, bright gilt titling on spine, gilt device on upper cover. Rubbed to corners. Frayed to top of spine, nicked to tail. Discoloured area to upper cover. Gilt to top edge. Slight lean. No ownership inscription. Foxing mainly to end papers. Etching by Macbeth-Raeburn and a b/w map of Wessex. Untrimmed pages. 339 pages clean and tight. Size: 8vo.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1895
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Collected Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vii, 405 p. : ill., map. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928). 19th century fiction. English Literature. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.
Language: English
Published by Osgood McIlvaine and Co., London, 1896
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 1st Edition. Originally published in book form in three volumes in 1887, this particularly well preserved copy is bound in uniform finely ribbed green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and similar TH cypher to the upper board. There are gilt top page edges and others untrimmed. The stock is tight, bright and unmarked.There is some typical spotting to the endpapers. Designated as volume VII of the Wessex Novels. The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It was serialised from May 1886 to April 1887 in Macmillan's Magazine and published in three volumes in 1887. It is one of his series of Wessex novels. The story takes place in a small woodland village called Little Hintock, and concerns the efforts of an honest woodsman, Giles Winterborne, to marry his childhood sweetheart, Grace Melbury. Although they have been informally betrothed for some time, her father has made financial sacrifices to give his adored only child a superior education and no longer considers Giles good enough for her. This is just one of a large number of Hardy firsts that I am selling on this site. Ref V V V 2.
Language: English
Published by Osgood, McILvaine and Company, London, 1896
Seller: R. Siedlecki Vintage Books -- Collectible Bookseller, Roswell, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Edition. [1896] First Edition hardcover, Volume VIII of The Wessex Novels. NOT A REPRINT, THIS IS THE 1896 HARDCOVER. Green binding, gold design and lettering, gilt to top edge, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom edge, with etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex; 516 pages with Wessex map at end. Condition: Age wear, faint stains/soiling to binding, lower corners lightly turned in (bumped). Book slightly slanted due to leaning on bookshelf. Bookplate of previous owner on first endpaper pastedown; a tiny old sticker of bookstore on rear pastedown endpaper. Else, text is clean, clear, and very readable. Overall, Very Good. The story of Jude the Obscure began as a serial story in Harper's New Monthly Magazine (first as The Simpletons, later Hearts Insurgent) at the end of November 1894, and was continued in monthly parts. It was then published in book form in 1895, although the publisher's page indicates 1896. This is Hardy's last major work of fiction, also "one of his most gloomily fatalistic." It's about the lives of individuals who are caught by situations beyond their control. The novel explores several social problems in Victorian England, including marriage. The novel's bold frankness about sex took the readers off guard, perhaps shocked them. Hardy also presents the ambivalent and conflicting roles of religion in his life. This is a very collectible book, certainly uncommon. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.
Published by London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co. (1897), 1897
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1st Edition in this form. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked dark green cloth with unique Thomas Hardy gilt insignia to front board. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's ownership plate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages; Physical desc.: vii, 337 p. front , tissue guard; map. 20 cm. Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Mothers and daughters -- Fiction -- Wessex. Sculptors -- Fiction. Summary: This novel is set in London and Portland, and follows the life of Jocelyn Pierston, a talented sculptor who has an obsession to find the perfect woman. Unfortunately this proves impossible in his eyes. Series: Thomas Hardy's Works The Wessex Novels volume xvii. Notes: Imprint and date from title-page verso. With a half-title page. Title vignette. Other names: Macbeth-Raeburn, H. (Henry), 1860-1947. 1 Kg.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. H Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 1896. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition. Book is very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Odd light marks to clothContents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16217.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1896
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). First Thus. Collection of six tales, with a new preface by Hardy discussing minor points in and inspiration of a few of the stories; part of a uniformly-bound set; the first edition thus. Hardcover, full green cloth, gilt titling & decoration, as pictured. Light wear, minor chipping to spine ends; attractive engraved bookplate of William H. Mack & bold scrawled signature of H. Allen Brubaker on endsheets; four or five pages of the firstr story with some ink underlining & mareginal score, no other marks noted. [8], [291] pages, map, engraved frontispiece. Size: 5¾" by 8".
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1896
Seller: Saul54, Lynn, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers (1896). 475 pages, with etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. NearFine Hardcover, no dj. Original SlateGray cloth with Embossed Gilt stamping and Gilt spine title. 7.9"x5.5"x1.4". be2x190.
Language: English
Published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London, 1896
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. Macbeth-Raeburn (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Wessex Novels Volume VIII. Etching with tissue guard by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, and a map of Wessex. Clean unmarked copy, book is protected with a clear acetate jacket. Photos on request.