B37399

Shelfmark

Kt.1.07

Author

Hardy

Title

Tess of the d'Urbervilles :, [a pure woman /, faithfully presented by Thomas Hardy].

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London ;, New York :, Harper & Brothers,, 1901?]

Physical description

iii-vi, 144 p. ;, 23 cm.

Note

Printed on low-grade paper in double columns.

Provenance

Part of the Sparks archive.

Provenance

Purported to be Thomas Hardy's own copy. Inscribed in ms. on p. iii with "Nathaniel Sparks. London, June 16th 1905", followed by "This copy was sent by the publishers to the author, Thomas Hardy, and given by him to his sister, Mary. Mary Hardy gave it to her first cousin, Nathaniel Sparks, from whom it passed to his son Nathaniel Sparks, R.E. Nov 23rd 1952".

Provenance

Lightly marked in pencil throughout.

Binding

Rebound, presumably by its former owner, in black cloth and card with endpapers of white paper attached. Back wrapper is tipped-in at the end of the text.

Copy-specific note

T.p. is missing.

Copy-specific note

Description is based on an imperfect copy as a perfect copy could not be found. Title taken from running title and imprint from back wrapper.

Added entry--name

Hardy, Mary, former owner.

Added entry--name

Hardy, former owner.

Added entry--name

Sparks, Nathaniel, former owner.

Added entry--name

harper, publisher.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B37399

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aKt.1.07

100##$aHardy

24510$aTess of the d'Urbervilles :$b[a pure woman /$cfaithfully presented by Thomas Hardy].

260##$a[London ;$aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers,$c1901?]

300##$aiii-vi, 144 p. ;$c23 cm.

500##$aPrinted on low-grade paper in double columns.

561##$aPart of the Sparks archive.

561##$aPurported to be Thomas Hardy's own copy. Inscribed in ms. on p. iii with "Nathaniel Sparks. London, June 16th 1905", followed by "This copy was sent by the publishers to the author, Thomas Hardy, and given by him to his sister, Mary. Mary Hardy gave it to her first cousin, Nathaniel Sparks, from whom it passed to his son Nathaniel Sparks, R.E. Nov 23rd 1952".

561##$aLightly marked in pencil throughout.

563##$aRebound, presumably by its former owner, in black cloth and card with endpapers of white paper attached. Back wrapper is tipped-in at the end of the text.

590##$aT.p. is missing.

590##$aDescription is based on an imperfect copy as a perfect copy could not be found. Title taken from running title and imprint from back wrapper.

700##$aHardy, Mary$eformer owner.

700##$aHardy$eformer owner.

700##$aSparks, Nathaniel$eformer owner.

710##$aHarper$epublisher.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.