B35486

Shelfmark

Ku.2.01

Author

Hardy

Title

The life and death of the mayor of Casterbridge :, a story of a man of character /, by Thomas Hardy ; with a map of Wessex.

Edition

Pocket ed.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Macmillan and Co.,, 1925.

Physical description

vii, 405 p. :, map ;, 17 cm.

Note

Publisher's plum cloth ; gilt lettering and decoration on front board and spine ; with original dust jacket.

Provenance

Louise V. Prussing's copy. Inscribed in ms. by Hardy to Prussing on front endpaper: "Miss Louise Prussing. 'Lucetta' 20 Sept, 1926. Thomas Hardy". Prussing played Lucetta in Ridgeway's production (dramatised by John Drinkwater).

Copy-specific note

Signed in ms. on endpapers by the cast of the dramatisation of the novel in 1926 (dramatised by John Drinkwater). The programme of the play is pasted to a rear endpaper.

Copy-specific note

ALS from Prussing to Mr Holmes, dated 1979, is loosely inserted. Significantly, Prussing recollects the occasion when Hardy came to watch the play. She describes him as "a little brown gnome [...] & a very naughty twinkle in his eye".

Copy-specific note

In red half morocco and cloth slip case.

Added entry--name

Prussing, Louise V

Added entry--name

Drinkwater, John

Added entry--name

macmillan, publisher.

Added entry--place

England, London.

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096##$aKu.2.01

100##$aHardy

24514$aThe life and death of the mayor of Casterbridge :$ba story of a man of character /$cby Thomas Hardy ; with a map of Wessex.

250##$aPocket ed.

260##$aLondon :$bMacmillan and Co.,$c1925.

300##$avii, 405 p. :$bmap ;$c17 cm.

500##$aPublisher's plum cloth ; gilt lettering and decoration on front board and spine ; with original dust jacket.

561##$aLouise V. Prussing's copy. Inscribed in ms. by Hardy to Prussing on front endpaper: "Miss Louise Prussing. 'Lucetta' 20 Sept, 1926. Thomas Hardy". Prussing played Lucetta in Ridgeway's production (dramatised by John Drinkwater).

590##$aSigned in ms. on endpapers by the cast of the dramatisation of the novel in 1926 (dramatised by John Drinkwater). The programme of the play is pasted to a rear endpaper.

590##$aALS from Prussing to Mr Holmes, dated 1979, is loosely inserted. Significantly, Prussing recollects the occasion when Hardy came to watch the play. She describes him as "a little brown gnome [...] & a very naughty twinkle in his eye".

590##$aIn red half morocco and cloth slip case.

700##$aPrussing, Louise V

700##$aDrinkwater, John

710##$aMacmillan$epublisher.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.