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New York: Henry Holt, 1878. first american edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. 465 pp. Leisure Hour Series. First American edition. Ochre cloth boards with black titles and designs. Blank endpapers. B&W white frontis. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean with some spots of surface wear. Spine very mildly toned. Corners and spine ends bumped with minor wear, teensy hole at lower spine. Gilt titles on spine are bright. Binding tight. Endpapers, frontis and text very clean, title pg has a small toned spot in the right margin. No markings. Fic. RGR.

The Return of the Native is one of Thomas Hardy's novels of character and environment, first published as a serial in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. The novel follows the lives of people in the fictional Egdon Heath, a symbol of Hardy's vision of nature and human passions.

Identifying a first edition of 'The Return of the Native' involves checking the publisher and ensuring it is Smith, Elder & Co., looking for the date 1878, and confirming it was published in three volumes.