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THE WESSEX NOVELS (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830798
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Very good condition.

Includes: Far from the Madding Crowd, The Trumpet Major, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Castorbridge, and Jude the Obscure. Various colour cloth boards with corn dolly vignette to front boards. Various printings of 1991 exceot Jude the Obscure which is a first thus 1992. Fading to spine of Jude the Obscure. Title blocks are scuffed. Minor foxing to text blocks. Contents otherwise clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed and has a small worn patch to one side, foxing/damp to inside of slipcase. Slipcase does give the impression of being just a little too large width-ways for the books... unsure if this set is the original set for the box.

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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830797
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Fifth printing. Spine very slightly faded. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing and paper wear to one edge.

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THE WOODLANDERS
Written by Thomas Hardy; Tim Heald. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830659
Published by Folio Society. 1992. Very good condition.

Introduction by Tim Heald. Brown cloth boards, brown title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front board. B/w wood engravings. Top edge brown. xiv and 348 pages. Second printing. Spine ligthly faded (only noticeable when out of the slipcase). Minor foxing to text block. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a small knock to one closed edge.

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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Written by Thomas Hardy; Elspeth Sandys. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830374
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Elspeth Sandys. Purple cloth boards, lilac title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front board. Black and white wood engravings. Top edge purple. xix and 418 pages. Third printing. Minor scuffing to title block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby.

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THE TRUMPET-MAJOR
Written by Thomas Hardy; Paul I. Webb. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830369
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Paul I. Webb. Red cloth boards, red title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. xvi and 314 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Angela Thirlwell. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830367
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Or The Mellstock Quire. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. Introduction by Ange.a Thirlwell. Green cloth, corn dolly motif. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xx and 172 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed/grubby.

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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830357
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Reprint. Grubby mark to top of spine, above the title label. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with no discernible faults.

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WESSEX TALES: STRANGE, LIVELY, AND COMMONPLACE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Robert Gittings. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830356
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Robert Gittings. Blue cloth, corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. Top edge blue. xiii and 199 pages. Couple of scuffs to title block to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.

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