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Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 135:
Thomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). 3 first edition books. Late Lyrics and Earlier, Time’s Laughingstocks, Human Shows Far Phantasies.
Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other Verses. First edition, 1922. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Marjorie & HD Phillips bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris; Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front endpaper, ex-libiris. Fraying to spine, corners bumped and fraying, foxing, front board separating at pastedown, notations in pencil front pastedown.
Time’s Laughingstocks, and Other Verses. First edition. 1910. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris. Fraying to spine, corners bumped and fraying.
Human Shows Far Phantasies. Songs, and Trifles. First edition, 1925. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris. Fraying to spine, corners bumped and fraying, some wear to spine.
Provenance: all Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 – 2/29, 1974; private collection, New York City; thence by descent
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