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Lot Description

HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928). A group of 10 periodical works, including:

"How I Built Myself A House." Bound in: Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts. London and Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1865. Contemporary cloth. First published work by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously. -- "A Pair of Blue Eyes." Bound in: Tinsley's Magazine, vol. XII. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873. Contemporary cloth. Second half of scarce first serial edition with illustrations by J.A. Pasquier. -- "The Trumpet Major." Bound in: Good Words for 1880. London: Isbister & Company, 1880. Contemporary cloth. -- "The Mayor of Casterbridge." Bound in: The Graphic, vol. 33. London: Illustrated Newspapers Ltd., January-June 1886. Contemporary quarter calf. First English serial appearance of one of Hardy's most popular works. -- "The Mayor of Casterbridge." Bound in: Harper's Weekly, vol. XXX, nos. 1515-1540. New York: Harper & Brothers, January 2-June 26, 1886. Contemporary quarter calf. First American serial appearance of "The Mayor of Casterbridge" with 17 of the 20 original illustrations by Robert Barnes that appeared in The Graphic serialization.

And 5 others. Together, 10 works in 10 volumes, various 8vo, 4to, and folio sizes, condition generally very good.

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