Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Special Edition of The Collected Novels: Volume II (Modern Library) Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. [First] Modern Library Edition stated.1994 Modern Library. First Printing with full number line, 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine and a spine starting to separate at the top. Also with, a few light spots on page blocks, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Incudes Tess of the D’Ubervilles and Jude the Obscure.
Subtitled A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, Thomas Hardy’s sympathetic portrait of a blameless young woman’s destruction first appeared in 1891. Its powerful indictment of Victorian hypocrisy, along with its unconventional focus on the rural lower class and its direct treatment of sexuality and religion, raised a ferocious public outcry.
Jude the Obscure is Hardy’s last completed novel. The protagonist, Jude Fawley, is a working-class young man; he is a stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar. .
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
