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First American appearance of Hardy's Return of the Native in serial, beginning with February, 1878, complete over the three bound volumes. The American serialization was preceded by the British monthly Belgravia in January. 8vo's, half black leather over marbled boards, gilt stamped spine lettering and gilt tooled bands and edges, marbled endpapers and edges.

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.