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Kx.3.24
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[Additional copy:] Kx.3.21
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[Additional copy:] Kx.3.22
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[Additional copy:] Kx.3.23
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[Additional copy:] Kx.3.25
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[Additional copy:] Kx.3.26
Author
Title
The early life of Thomas Hardy, 1840-1891 : compiled largely from contemporary notes, letters, diaries, and biographical memoranda, as well as from oral information in conversations extending over many years / by Florence Emily Hardy.
Edition
1st ed.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Macmillan and Co., ..., 1928.
Physical description
327 p. : ill., facsims. ; 22 cm.
Note
See Purdy, p. 262.
Note
Olive-green cloth ; front blocked in gold with TH monogram medallion ; back plain ; gold-lettered on spine.
Note
Attributed to Florence Hardy on t.p. but in reality is an autobiography.
Provenance
Siegfried Sassoon's copy. Presented by Florence Hardy: "To Siegfried Sassoon From Florence Hardy. Nov 1928. With gratitude for his true friendship with T.H." in ms. on half t.p.
Provenance
Annotations by Sassoon on p. 210, 242 and 308. Bookseller's catalogue entry describing a presentation copy of Far from the Madding Crowd to Winifred Herbert at foot of p. 242 responds to a textual reference to her.
Provenance
Annotated by Sassoon in ms. on front endpaper: "(Begun 9.7.29. Finished 15.7.29.) [I delayed reading it for various reasons - was slaving at the Infantry Officer till April, & after that submerged by my ministrations of S.T. at ?Garmisch].".
Provenance
Printed ticket inserted by seller to identify this copy as Sassoon's.
Copy-specific note
Newspaper cutting entitled "Mrs. Hardy speaks out" loosely inserted, possibly by Sassoon. The cutting features a photograph of Florence Hardy and a caption about her criticism of night club life.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886 - 1967 former owner.
Added entry--name
Macmillan Company publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35815