Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs and Trifles

Thomas Hardy

Published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1925

About this Item

A lovely first edition of the penultimate collection of poetry of Thomas Hardy, in the publisher's original full cloth binding. The first edition of Thomas Hardy's penultimate poetry collection, widely considered to be his most cheerful collection, with Hardy himself noting his fears that he had been 'too liberal in selecting flippant, not to say farcical, pieces into the collection'.More sombre poems are also featured, with 'Nobody Comes' recording his lonely wait for his second wife Florence Dugdale to return after an operation in London.With three pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, and an inscription, dated 1928, to the front endpaper, reading 'F. J. E. from C. E. K for Old Times' sake'. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Fading to back strip, with bumping to spine head and tail. Small mark to back strip, with front board lightly warped. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 815F48

Bibliographic Details

Title: Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs and ...

Publisher: Macmillan and Co, London

Publication Date: 1925

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book