HARDY, THOMAS: THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA: A COMEDY IN CHAPTERS

London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1876

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., advertisement leaf at the end of each volume. Wood engraved frontispieces and 9 plates by George Du Maurier. 8vo., original red brown cloth, blocked in black and gilt and lettered in gilt and blind, later brown cloth chemises and quarter brown morocco slipcase. Rather shaken and worn.

One of Hardy’s scarcest titles.

Reference: Purdy P.20-23