THE EARLY LIFE OF THOMAS HARDY 1840-1891: Compiled Largely from Contemporary Notes, Letters, Diaries, and Biographical Memoranda, as well as from Oral Information in Conversations Extending over Many Years

FIRST EDITION 8vo. green clothbound hardback, gilt. 327pp. with b/w illustrations. Attractive bookplate to inside front cover. Light ageing to endpapers. Slight offset of frontispiece onto title page. Very light soiling to cloth covers as well as light wear to edges and spine. A VERY GOOD COPY.