HARDY, Thomas. A group of 11 works by Hardy associated with female authors and artists, MANY SIGNED.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $381
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
HARDY, Thomas (1830-1928). A group of 11 works by Hardy associated with female authors and artists, MANY SIGNED, including:
[L'ENGLE, Madeleine (1918-2007)]. HARDY. The Woodlanders. -- A Group of Noble Dames. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1945]. Original limp red leather. Provenance: Madeleine L'Engle (ownership inscription in each volume). -- [LEIGHTON, Clare (1898-1989), illustrator]. HARDY. Under the Greenwood Tree. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1940. Original cloth (partial tear measuring approximately 7" along front hinge). ORIGINAL WOODCUT CARD SIGNED BY LEIGHTON TIPPED IN. Provenance: Elizabeth Thomas Kent (bookplate).-- Another copy. PRESENTATION COPY. INSCRIBED BY LEIGHTON TO AUTHOR WILLIAM A. KITTREDGE, "To a fellow craftsman and a friend." Provenance: William A. Kittredge (1932-2020), American author and former Director of Design and Typography for Lakeside Press from 1922 to 1945 (bookplate, presentation inscription). -- [PARKER, Agnes Miller (1885-1980), illustrator]. HARDY. Far From the Madding Crowd. Cambridge: The Limited Editions Club, 1958. Original cloth; slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 1,360 of 1,500 copies, SIGNED BY PARKER.
And 6 others illustrated by Leighton or Parker. Together, 11 works in 11 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition generally fine.
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