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Published by London: [1975], Hodder & Stoughton, 1975
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
Softcover. 2nd edition. 2nd ed., corrected and revised. xxvi, 319 p.; 20.5 cm. (Teach yourself books) [First printed in 1973] VG unread in orig. silver wrapper. Pages lightly toned.
Published by Harmondsworth, Eng. ; New York : Penguin Books, 1985
ISBN 10: 014043125XISBN 13: 9780140431254
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Second Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: 437 pages : map ; 18 cm. Subjects: English fiction 19th century. Genre: Fiction. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Published by Harmondsworth, Eng. ; New York : Penguin Books, 1985
ISBN 10: 014043125XISBN 13: 9780140431254
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Book
Second Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: 437 pages : map ; 18 cm. Subjects: English fiction 19th century. Genre: Fiction. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1994
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This massive biography, "Hardy", by Martin Seymour-Smith, is an exhaustive study of the life of Novelist - poet Thomas Hardy, published in hardcover format by Bloomsbury. This is the 1994 First Edition. The book, which is handsomely illustrated by halftone photographs, printed on calendered paper, and collected in two discrete sections, is as complete a biography as one could possibly want, following Hardy from youth on to old age, and focusing, not only on his published works, but his personal life, marriage, and affairs. *********************************************************** The following is excerpted from the jacket write-up : "Seymour-Smith has researched his subject from every conceivable angle, and his arguments are forceful indeed. A strong feature of his narrative is his candid weighing-up of the evidence, whereby the reader actually becomes involved in the analytical process rather than remaining merely the passive recipient of informed opinion. The animated of Hardy's work is both detailed and scholarly, yet is rendered hugely and delightfully accessible by Seymour-Smith's consistent relating of it to every aspect of Hardy's personal life. Hardy's sexuality and relationships come under the closest possible scrutiny, as do the affairs Hardy is supposed to have had. here Seymour-Smith's persuasive powers are especially engaging, as he neither endorses nor refutes the 'traditional Evidence'. Long overdue, this radical reappraisal of Thomas Hardy is destined not only to be the definitive biography, but also to restore Hardy to his rightful place as the greatest and most versatile English author after Shakespeare." *********************************************************** Whether or not one agrees with this pronouncement, needless to say, any person - scholar or interested reader - must find this book engrossing and completely necessary for scholarship on Hardy, or for a more complete understanding of this great man of letters. The book is no, amazingly, Out of Print - OP. ****************************************************** TITLE : Hardy / AUTHOR : Martin Seymour-Smith ( Martin Roger Seymour-Smith, 1928 - 1998) / IMPRINT : Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. / PLACE : London / DATE : (1994) / EDITION : First Edition (with number line to that effect) / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade hardcover; contains numerous illustrations printed on calendered paper and arranged in two discrete sections - these are halftone photographs and halftone reproductions of old prints; contains a Select Bibliography , and an Index; x + 886 pages; approximately 6" x 9 1/8" x 2 1/8"; black paper covered boards and spine; gilt lettering on spine; end-papers dyed maroon; glossy, pictorial dust-jacket has a portrait of Hardy on the front panel. CONDITION -- BOOK : VERY GOOD --JACKET : VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with near-negligible signs of handling , the following particulars noted: EXTERIOR -- Boards and spine have negligible wear; top text-block edge displays some light weathering and one minute spot - else clean all-round. / BINDING - Case-bound volume of considerable weight remains solid and as tight as one can expect. / INTERIOR -- Bright, clean and free of marking. / DUST-JACKET -- Bright and clean with but mild signs of wear (to the edges - slight nicking).
Published by Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Limited, 2 Soho Square, London First Edition . London 1994., 1994
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark brown paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 886 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0747510377 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).