Author: HARDY, THOMAS (1840-1928) MACBETH-RAEBURN, H. (HENRY) (1860-1947) (ILLUS.)
Title: The well-beloved: a sketch of a temperment with an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex
Description: London: Osgood. McIlvaine and Co. (1897) 1897. 1st Edition in this form. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked dark green cloth with unique Thomas Hardy gilt insignia to front board. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight. bright. clean and strong. Previous owner's ownership plate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 337 pages; Physical desc.: vii. 337 p. front . tissue guard; map. 20 cm. Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Mothers and daughters -- Fiction -- Wessex. Sculptors -- Fiction. Summary: This novel is set in London and Portland. and follows the life of Jocelyn Pierston. a talented sculptor who has an obsession to find the perfect woman. Unfortunately this proves impossible in his eyes. Series: Thomas Hardy's Works The Wessex Novels volume xvii. Notes: Imprint and date from title-page verso. With a half-title page. Title vignette. Other names: Macbeth-Raeburn. H. (Henry). 1860-1947.Weight in Kg appr.:

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