Bindings worn, pages slightly foxed.
With requisite points -
Printed in the week of 29 November 1891 in an edition of 1,000 copies, Tess proved an immediate success and a second issue of 500 copies was published in February the following year. In addition to the dates (1891) on the verso of the title pages, the first issue can be distinguished by a number of textual points, including: vol. I, p. [v], line 12, "have it said"; vol. II, p. 58, line 4, "Valasquez"; p. 155, line 21, "seampstress"; p. 199, "Chapter XXV" for XXXV; Vol. III, p. 112, line 24, "are ye doing". As the three-decker format was chiefly adopted for sale to lending libraries, copies retaining the original cloth in collectable condition are scarce.
