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Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 124:
Florence Emily Hardy (England, 1879-1937). 2 volumes, The Early Life of Thomas Hardy and The Later Years of Thomas Hardy. First editions.
The Early Life of Thomas Hardy 1840-1891. Compiled largely from contemporary notes, letters, diaries, and biographical memoranda, a well as from oral information in conversations extending over many years. First edition, 1928. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburg. The Holliday Bookshop label rear pastedown. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris. With original paper dust jacket. Tears and losses to dust jacket, corners bumped, some wear to spine.
The Later Years of Thomas Hardy 1892-1928. First edition, 1930. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Gotham Book Mart, Inc., New York label rear pastedown. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris. With original paper dust jacket. Wear and losses to dust jacket, torn at spine; corners bumped, some wear to spine.
Provenance: both Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 – 2/29, 1974; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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