Thomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). The Return of the Native. Illustrated edition, 1929. Harper & Brothers Publishers, London. Illustrated from woodcuts by Clare Leighton. Limited edition of 1500, numbered 843, signed by Clare Leighton. The Chaucer Head Bookshop label rear pastedown. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris.
Tears, discoloration and wear to paper dust jacket; corners bumped and missing cloth, some wear and discoloration to top and bottom of spine.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 - 2/29, 1974; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.

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