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Cream cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Gilt decoration to front. Boards are generally in good order, just a little unevenly browned. Slight bumping to corners. Spine is age darkened with bumping to top and bottom. All edges gilt. 30 illustrations by the Author. This is a presentation binding produced by the publishers for Christmas gift sales. Spots to endpages. Textblock is in lovely condition, clean and tight. 228 pp. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 880g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 021851:1-G5) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 880 G.

Wessex Poems and Other Verses is a collection of poems by English poet and author Thomas Hardy. It was Hardy’s first published volume of verse and was published in 1898. The collection combines some of Hardy's earlier verse with later poems and is notable for its exploration of themes such as nature, love, and the human condition.