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FIRST EDITION THREE VOLUME SET IN HALF LEATHER , MARBLED END PAPERS. This is one of 140 copies in the second issue without ads at rear of volume one. slight rubbing to binding.

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.

It was serialised from 15 May 1886 to 9 April 1887 in Macmillan's Magazine and published in three volumes in 1887. A first edition of 'The Woodlanders' by Thomas Hardy can typically be identified by its publisher Macmillan and Co. and its publication date in 1887.