Lot 474
  • 474

HARDY, T. FOUR VOLUMES OF POETRY, 1914-1925, FIRST EDITIONS (4 VOLUMES)

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500 - 700 GBP
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Description

  • Hardy, Thomas
  • Four volumes of Poetry comprising:
  • Paper
Satires of Circumstance. MacMillan and Co., 1914. first edition, presentation copy with printed authorial compliment slip loose, half-title, publisher’s advertisements; Moments of Vision. MacMillan and Co., 1917. First edition, publisher’s advertisements, top edge unopened; Late Lyrics and Earlier. MacMillan and Co., 1922. First edition; Human Shows Far Phantasies. MacMillan and Co., 1925. First edition, publisher’s advertisements,  previous ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper 8vo, half-titles , uniformly bound in original olive-green cloth blocked in gilt with TH medallion, spines lettered in gilt, minor browning and spotting, slightly warped, very minor soiling to boards, slightly sunned (4)

Literature

Purdy pp. 160-172, pp. 193-208, pp.214-227, pp. 234-248

Condition

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