Shelfmark
Ku.2.28
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Ks.3.15
Author
Title
Tess of the d'Urbervilles : a pure woman / faithfully presented by Thomas Hardy.
Edition
5th ed. (1st 1 vol. ed.).
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : James R. Osgood, McIlvaine, and Co., 1892.
Physical description
519 p. ; 19 cm.
Note
[Ku.2.28:] Publisher's primary smooth white-brown flecked cloth ; front blocked in gold with 6 panels, one filled with 3 conventionalised flowers ; back plain ; spine blocked in gold with bands and ornaments and lettered in brown ; plain endpapers.
Provenance
[Ku.2.28:] Presentation copy to Austin Dobson. Inscribed in ms. by Hardy on front endpaper: "To Austin Dobson from Thomas Hardy. October 1892".
Provenance
[Ku.2.28:] Bookplate of Austin Dobson on front pastedown.
Provenance
[Ks.3.15:] Bookplate of Francis James Griesbach on front pastedown.
Binding
[Ks.3.15:] Half brown leather over cloth ; 5 raised bands ; gilt lettering on spine ; marbled endpapers ; bound by Mudie.
Copy-specific note
[Ku.2.28:] See Purdy, p. 76-77 for an explanation as to why this was called the 5th edition. It also specifically mentions this presentation copy to Austin Dobson on p. 77.
Copy-specific note
[Ku.2.28:] In teal morocco pull-off case.
Copy-specific note
[Ku.2.28:] ALS from Hardy to Dobson, 22 May 1910, is tipped in to front endpaper. See Millgate's Collected Letters, vol. 4, p. 90.
Copy-specific note
[Ku.2.28:] Transcription (by Dobson) of another ALS from Hardy that accompanied this presentation copy of Tess is tipped-in below the presentation inscription, along with Dobson's response.
Copy-specific note
[Ks.3.15:] Cutting from 'Black and White' tipped to rear endpaper. It features the article "A chat with the author of Tess" from the August 27, 1892 issue.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Griesbach, Francis James former owner.
Added entry--name
James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35521