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Hardy, Thomas
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A MAN OF CHARACTER. SMITH, ELDER & CO., 1886
2 volumes, 8vo, FIRST BOOK EDITION, one of 758 copies (of which 650 were bound at publication), half-titles, single advertisement leaves at the end of both volumes, publisher's smooth dark blue cloth blocked in black with a floral design, spines lettered in gilt, grey floral endpapers, preserved in quarter blue morocco folding box, hinges repaired, foxing to some leaves (particularly volume 2), some slight wear to bindings at extremities
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7,000
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10,000
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