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Hardy, Thomas
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Hardy, Thomas
- Two on a Tower. A Romance. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882
- Paper
8vo (191 x 115mm.), 3 volumes, first edition, first impression of all volumes, publisher's dark green fine-ribbed cloth, spines lettered in gilt, pale yellow endpapers, modern green morocco-backed folding case, occasional spotting, covers slightly rubbed, spines bumped at head and foot
Literature
Purdy, pp.41-45; Sadleir 1116; Webb pp.18-19; Wolff 2996
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Two on a Tower, which first appeared in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly (Boston), met with mixed reviews on its publication in England. Hardy wrote to Edmund Gosse that he received "the most extraordinary criticisms" of the novel: "Eminent critics tell me in private that it is the most original thing I have done ... [w]hile other eminent critics (I wonder if they are the same) print the most cutting rebukes you can conceive" (Letters, vol. 1, p.110).