Return Native by Hardy Thomas Clare Leighton (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Fine Copy. Unread Full Lite Brown Leather With Extra Gilt Decoration. Aeg With A Silk Ribbon Sewn In. This Limited Edition Of The Return Of The Native Is Published Exclusively For Subscribers To The Collector's Library Of The World's Best-Loved Books. Illustrated. 423Pp. Clare Leighton (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. 484 pages. Signed by the illustrator on page indicating this edition is limited to 1500 copies, but there is no copy number listed. Backstrip quite discolored. Edges of covers scuffed and chipped. The text and illustrations crisp and free of marks. All 12 tipped-in plates are present. The binding is tight, but slightly bowed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall First Edition with Woodcuts By Clare Lei. Leighton, Clare (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator.…

Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Fully-bound in richly coloured leather. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Gold decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers, matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt.

Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Fully-bound in richly coloured leather. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Gold decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers, matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Patterned brown paper to boards, with cream vellum on spine. Edges of boards are rubbed, with light 'show through' at corners. Vellum on spine is a little discoloured, but intact. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly fading, but is fully legible. Hand cut pages, with top edge gilt. Generally clean and tidy for it's age, with no inscriptions. A limited edition of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator, Clare Leighton, on free page before the half title page. Stated 'First Edition with woodcuts'. 1500 copies were published in this limited edition, the first 1000 by Macmillan and Co., for sale in the UK, and the remaining 500 by Harper and Brothers, for sale in the USA. I believe that the UK issue was not numbered whilst the USA edition was numbered from 1001 to 1500. Delightfully illustrated with twelve 'tipped in' black and white plates taken from woodcuts created by Clare Leighton, as well as chapter head and tail illustrations. All illustrations in near perfect condition. An uncommon UK edition. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Thomas Hardy's classic 'The Return of the Native', with 12 illustrations from woodcuts by Clare Leighton including frontispiece. 971/1000 copies printed in the US, with an additional 500 copies for printing and distribution in England, signed by the illustrator to the limitation page. Neatly rebound in umber-orange full leather with raised bands, gilt lettering and dating to spine. Gilt framing to boards and spine. All edges gilt. Green marbled endpapers. Internally clean and unmarked. Housed in an orange cloth and umber orange leather slipcase. Condition: Fine. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good / with Protective Cover. Some rubbing and edgewear, DJ has yellowed significantly and has numerous small chips and tears, spine has fading of the letters. Text has yellowed with age has a stain on the title page, but remains tight in binding with no ownership markings. This copy is number 801 of 1500 and has been signed by the Illustrator. Due to weight, this book may require additional shipping outside the U.S. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall First Edition Thus, Limited, Numbered Ed. Leighton, Clare (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator.…

Board with Cloth Spine. Condition: Good/Very Good. Fair / Good. Limited / Numbered. Number 1237 of 1500 copies, autographed by Clare Leighton. The book is bright and firm with a little browning and slight wear to the boards. The dj is browned and chipped, partially rebacked with brown paper. Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Harper and Brothers, New York. 1929. Xiv, 485 pgs . Illustrated with beautiful woodcuts including 12 tipped in mounted plates, including frontispiece, and numerous little black & white illustrations. #1405 of a limited edition of 1500. Signed on the limitation page by Clare Leighton. Bound in tan cloth and blue paper covered boards with paper label present to the spine. Spine lightly rubbed and darkened. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. Tempestuous Eustacia Vye passes her days dreaming of passionate love and the escape it may bring from the small community of Egdon Heath. Hearing that Clym Yeobright is to return from Paris, she sets her heart on marrying him, believing that through him she can leave rural life and find fulfilment elsewhere. But she is to be disappointed, for Clym has dreams of his own, and they have little in common with Eustacia's. Their unhappy marriage causes havoc in the lives of those close to them, in particular Damon Wildeve, Eustacia's former lover, Clym's mother and his cousin Thomasin. The Return of the Native illustrates the tragic potential of romantic illusion and how its protagonists fail to recognize their opportunities to control their own destinies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 484 pages.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Limited to 1500 copies. Boards quarter-bound in cream vellum and patterned paper, edge-wear to both boards, vellum slightly grubby w/ several small surface fragments lost, gilt lettering bright; Pages age-toned, top gilt edge bright, rough-cut bottom and fore-edges, slight offsetting on endpapers, nice illustrated ex-libris bookplate on ffep [this appears to be an original etching], Clare Leighton's signature in prelims, sparse spotting throughout, 12 tipped in wood-cut illustrations; Binding tight. ; 6.5 x 9.75"; 485 pages; Signed by Illustrator. Illustrated by Clare Leighton (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 4to. Quarter vellum over patterned paper boards, with gilt spine lettering. Naturally darkened vellum spine, with a lighter spot around the lettering. Top edge gilt. Very light foxing to the front endpapers, else very clean throughout and the binding tight and square. Limited to 1500 copies, of which 500 are for sale in England and 1000 for sale in the United States. This is he British edition, signed by illustrator Clare Leighton. Nice copy. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Macmillan signed limited edition of Hardyâs sixth published novel. Octavo, bound in half vellum over boards with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, with black and white woodcut illustrations. Signed by illustrator Clare Leighton on the colophon page. One of 1,500 copies. In very good condition with toning and bumping. Illustrated by Clare Leighton. The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy's sixth published novel. It first appeared in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. Because of the novel's controversial themes, Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher; reviews, however, though somewhat mixed, were generally positive. In the twentieth century, The Return of the Native became one of Hardy's most popular and highly regarded novels.…

Fine Leather Binding. Condition: Near Fine. A book in near fine condition beautifully bound in full crushed Morocco with bright gilt double rule to boards, six compartments and five raised bands to spine with bright gilt details and title. Binding and hinges are excellent, pages are bright and clean, without marks and no foxing. Limited Edition #1002 of 1500, Signed by illustrator Clare Leighton. Book measures 9.5"x6.75". A beautiful example in excellent condition. Limited Edition #1002 of 1500 Signed By Illustrator. Clare Leighton (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator.…

Leighton, Clare (illus). THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE by Thomas Hardy. Harper & Bros., NY & Lon., 1929. Limited edition of of 1500 copies Signed by Leighton. Cloth-backed boards, 485pp., illustrated. VG. Leighton, Clare (illustrator).

Octavo; hardcover, quarter-bound in vellum with decorated boards, gilt spine-titles and rules; 484pp., top edge gilt and all opened, with a tipped-in woodcut frontispiece, 11 plates likewise and many in-text decorations. Mild wear; signed in ink on the limitations page; boards rubbed with corner-bumping and edgewear; offset to the endpapers along with some surface tears where old bookplates have been removed; top joint starting and first signature loose; some small internal marks and tears. Good to very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. First edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton; limited to fifteen hundred copies, of which five hundred copies were for sale in England and one thousand copies in the United States of America.…