Thomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). 2 first edition books, Jude the Obscure and The Well-Beloved.
Jude the Obscure. First edition, 1896. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London; printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh and London. Half title page Thomas Hardy's Works, The Wessex Novels Volume VIII. WH Smith & Son stamp front endpaper. Binding loose, notations in pencil front endpaper and pastedown, corners bumped and fraying, some separation at front pastedown.
The Well-Beloved. A Sketch of a Temperament. First edition, 1897. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London; printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh and London. Half title page Thomas Hardy's Works, The Wessex Novels Volume XVII. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris. Binding loose, corners bumped and fraying, some fraying to top of spine, some separation at front pastedown.
Provenance: Jude, The Bookery, New Rochelle, NY, 4/1971; Well-Beloved, Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 - 2/29, 1974; both private collection, New York City; thence by descent.

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