Peter Reddick Illustration (3 results)

Original decorated cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus; First Impression. Some scrapes to name label on spine.; Original decorated cloth with blindstamped illustration on cover & gilt lettering on spine. Decorated endpapers. Complete with black papered slipcase. Illustrations inset in text throughout. A powerful & tragic novel following Jude Fawley, a working-class man whose aspirations for education & love are thwarted by rigid social conventions. Hardy explores ambition, desire & the constraints of Victorian society with stark realism & emotional depth. This Folio Society edition is finely produced, with elegant binding & thoughtful illustrations that reflect the novelâs sombre tone & enduring poignancy.; 24 cm x 14.5 cm x 3.5 cm. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First reprint in Penguin Books, 267, (1) pp., stiff paper wrappers. Age toning, wear on wrappers, very good copy. 18 x 11 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Second printing as Cardinal edition, 329 pp., sewn in pictorial stiff paper wrappers. Wear on wrappers, age toning. good and solid copy. 19 x 11 cm.