HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928). "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Bound in: The Graphic, vol. 44, nos. 1, 127-1,151. London: Illustrated Newspapers Ltd., 4 July-26 December 1891.

24 issues bound as one. Folio (425 x 292 mm). (Toning, light spotting throughout.) Contemporary cloth (rubbing, losses to spine ends).

FIRST PRINTED EDITION OF THOMAS HARDY'S MOST FAMOUS WORK.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles was first printed as a weekly serial in The Graphic from 4 July-26 December 1891. Due to objections over two chapters dealing with the seduction of Tess by Alec d'Urberville and the baptism and death of Tess's child, described as being "more especially addressed to adult readers" by Hardy, the story as it originally appeared in The Graphic was incomplete and in many places greatly altered by Hardy in order to make the story appear more complete. The story as originally written by Hardy was printed in full the following year with its publication in three volumes by Osgood, McIlvaine, & Company (Purdy, pp.68-70, 2002).

[With]: HARDY. "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Bound in: Harper's Bazar, vol. 24, nos. 25-53. New York: Harper & Brothers, 20 June-26 December 1891. 28 issues bound as one. Folio (406 x 286 mm). (Very light toning.) Modern cloth (some rubbing). FIRST AMERICAN SERIALIZED PRINTING. Though this text mostly reproduces the text as printed in The Graphic, there are alterations in the latter chapters which did not appear in England until the story's publication in book form towards the end of 1891.