HARDY, Thomas. The Hand of Ethelberta. 1876. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, PURDY'S FIRST STATE.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $572
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928). The Hand of Ethelberta. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1876.
2 volumes, 8vo. Half-titles; 11 plates by George Du Maurier; 2pp. advertisements at the end of each volume. (Hinges cracked and starting in vol. II.) Original brick red cloth [Purdy's primary binding] decorated in black and gilt (extremities rubbed with wear at spine ends, old recasing to vol. I). Provenance: W. H. Smith & Sons Subscription Library (labels to front pastedowns); Thomas Dougless (early ownership signatures).
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, one of 1,000 copies. PURDY'S FIRST STATE with uncancelled signatures (B4, B5, F1, F8). Purdy never examined an uncanceled copy and does not know the reason for the cancelation. Sadleir 1107; Purdy, pp. 20-23; Wolff 2977.
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