Mayor Casterbridge: First Edition (74 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. First Ed thus, later printing. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 393pp. (Penguin Classics). First Ed thus, later printing. Trade Paperback. Thomas Hardy's fascination with the dualities inherent in human nature is at the root of The Mayor of Casterbridge, now in a brand-new edition. In a drunken fit Michael Henchard sells his wife and infant daughter to a sailor at a country fair; when sobriety returns the following day, he is unable to find and reclaim his family. Vowing to transform his life, he settles in the town of Casterbridge, where he eventually rises to the position of mayor. Henchard is a man whose impulses are at war with one another, and when his wife and daughter, now a young woman, appear in Casterbridge, these internal contradictions drive him to commit acts that spell his final destruction. Employing the elements of classic tragedy Hardy took the English novel in a new direction, emerging as both the last Victorian novelist and the first modern one, and defines themes that would occupy such twentieth-century writers as Conrad and Lawrence.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Printing. Spots on edge of pages, otherwise Near Fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book would appear as used, tanned on top edge, but the pages are unmarked, and the binding firm.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG+. Numbering sequence denotes 2nd Printing of the 1997 Penguin 1st soft cover edition thus, edited, with introduction and notes, by Keith Wilkson. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound, faintly and uniformly age toned and free of markings, blemishes and creasing along gutter, spine or hinges. Mild bumping to corners and top of rear panel and light rubbing along head, tail and edges the only discernible flaws, Cover is clean and bright, with sharp joints, straight head, tail, spine, hinges and other edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design and illustration. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0140435131. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping; please contact ShiroBooks PRIOR TO ORDERING if more information, details or photos are needed.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is in As New condition.

Condition: Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Nice copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st thus edition; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 78335 clean, unmarked pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint; Fifteenth Printing. First printing in this edition with no other printings listed, 2012. Nice tight, flat copy, no names or marks inside. Brand new book. Cover artwork and frontis courtesy of Corbis. ; Transatlantic Classics; 384 pages; The past returns to haunt the man who sold his wife in the marketplace many years before. Mass Market PB.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Hardcover book, rust cloth with black and gilt type, top edge black tint, is VG. 432pp DJ has large bottom half piece missing to spine and small chips to top and bottom edges, cracking along edges. The life and death of a man of characters and his dark pilgrimage on earth.…

Paperback. First Edition Thus. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Pen notes in back and margins, Previous owner's name. Underlining and notes inside. ; Mass Market PB; 336 pages.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 64 pages. Green dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners. Moderate tanning to spine. Minor soiling to DJ.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. A sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of a Heritage Press title, being a First Edition Thus. Clean, bright, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, having been preserved well in a Good condition, paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Decorated cloth over boards, gilt lettering over burgundy label at spine. Light sunning to near pink from salmon-colored paper, still quite fine. From a collection of three dozen Heritage Press titles that belonged to an Eastern Washington professional botanist. Complete with the Sandglass newsletter. The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy, who managed with editors the reprinting of volumes from the Limited Editions Club, thus enabling fine printing exemplars to trickle down to a broader public still thirsty, newly thirsty, for classic nineteenth-century novels and biographies. Thomas Hardy's classic novel, and augmented with the lovely black-and-white woodcut engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. xvi [1], 3-317 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Condition: New. 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. Editor(s): Kramer, Dale. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: VG/VG/ND. SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1985 (1978)* Publisher: Penguin Popular Classics* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers. Illustrated with ?Dorchester The Western Gate.? by Edward Ridley. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. Slight creases to spine but not to hinge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. Fep torn with some loss. No annotations. inscriptions or marks to text. Minor colouration to page margins. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 412 pp. text. xxxvi pp. notes & index at rear.* Product Description:- This novel is one of Hardy?s most inspiring creations. It is about a common field laborer, Michael Henshard, who becomes a leader in this small market town and then ?through his own failure? sinks back miserably to his humble beginnings. As this tragic figure moves across the landscape of Hardy's native Dorset, descriptions of the countryside are as evocative as paintings by John Constable and as lively as scenes by Peter Brueghel. Not only does Hardy display extraordinary command of old dialects, but he also reveals deep understanding of the rural inhabitants of 18th-century Wessex.* This is a VG copy with minor shelf wear & light tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1968. First Edition. 334 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Brown pictorial cloth. Brown slipcase. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Slipcase is scuffed in places with minor shelf wear to edges and corners. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 335pp, illus, NO SLIPCASE, HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, TITLE LABEL VERY SLIGHTLY RUBBED O/W VERY GOOD CONDITION, SPLENDID VALUE. REDDICK, Peter (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Thus. Cottage Library edition. Bright red boards, 405 numbered pages plus 1 of ads. Lightly rubbed on ends of spine and corners, pages darkened around edges, endpapers darkened particularly along hinge, light smudge on fore edge, else very good. DJ in 2 pieces - overall, fair. Protected in mylar. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 1994 : 1st. Edition : 5th. Printing Wordsworth Classics : Small Bottom Corner Crease To The Back Cover : Otherwise , As New Throughout : Price Reduced Accordingly : Overall , A Very Nice Book .

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Barnes & Noble, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Very clean copy. Unused.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. VG+ / NF. 1st Printing of the Oxford 1st hard copy Edition thus, originally published same year as the World's Classics soft cover. Book is straight, square, securely bound and free of markings and blemishes; Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners, mild bumping to joints, head and tail, straight spine, hinges and edges and boldly legible, crisply distinct gilt stamped lettering. Mild bumping to head and tail the only discernible flaw, Dust Jacket is clean, bright and unclipped (reflecting original GBP £25 net). (Please see Seller images). ISBN 0192510428. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. PLEASE CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING for additional information, details or photos.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps and labels. Apart from the library evidence a decent copy. Paper covers have been laminated. A00019087.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Brand new unread slipcased hardback in brand new slipcase. Folio Society 1968. Ist edition thus, 1st printing. Hard to tell, but the cover of the book may have a scratch or pulled thread. Otherwise, everything is immaculate. Illustrated cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations throughout, woodcuts by Peter Reddick. Endpapers illustrated with a map of Wessex. Brown cloth cover with green design on front. Leather title label on spine. Top page edges dyed red. 334pp, 740g, 9 1/4" tall. Folio number248. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK. Peter Reddick (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Edward Arnold 1962 First edition hardback silver titles to spine with green boards, 64 pages, some discolouring to jacket Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.…