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In three volumes. Pp. [iv]+302+[2](advertisements)+[iv]+328+[iv]+316; dark green buckram-grain cloth, upper boards with black double rule border and inner frame, lower boards with the same design in blind, spines lettered in gilt, the cloth slightly soiled and rubbed (see footnote), edges lightly worn, corners bumped and a trifle frayed; uncut; dark brown endpapers; hinges starting at a few points, a few leaves carelessly opened, with several tiny edge splits or chips, occasional slight creasing, a little light foxing and soiling; Macmillan, London, 1887. First edition, primary binding (which was sold mainly to the circulating libraries). Purdy p. 54; Sadleir 1120. *Ex Circulating Library copies, with remains of the yellow Mudie's label on upper board of Volume 1, and signs of the same label removal from the other volumes.The Woodlanders, which was originally published in monthly instalments in Macmillan's Magazine from May 1886 to April 1887, was Hardy's own favourite of his novels.

The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It was published in 1887. The story is set in a small village in rural England, where the lives and loves of its inhabitants are closely interconnected. The novel explores themes of social change, rural life, and unrequited love.