The return of the native / with an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex

Hardy, Thomas. The return of the native / with an etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex. London: Osgood, McIlvane and Co., 1895. Thomas Hardy's Works. The Wessex Novels ; 6. Hardback, Good. Green cloth with decorated author monogram to front, gilt lettering to spine. Boards are bumped to the corners, with several small marks and a small patch of old damp to base. Head of the spine has softened and has a small vertical tear in the cloth. Binding firm with a little lateral movement. Beginnings of cracking along interior gutters. Pencilled ownership signature to front pastedown. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. x, 506pp., map. Contents clean and bright. Top edge of the page block gilt, the other edges untrimmed. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.