The Woodlanders (The Folio Society)
London: The Folio Society, 1991. Reddick, Peter. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #2354475
First thus (Ford-Smith Folio 76 #681). Includes publisher's slipcase. Minor loss from orange stamped decorations on spine and front board, a couple minor blemishes to slipcase. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
xiv, 348 pp. Original dark brown cloth, gilt titles & rules, orange spine panel and decorations, maps on endpapers. Woodcuts by Peter Reddick. Educated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony, Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religious proprieties.
Price: $20.00