HARDY, THOMAS. The Mayor of Casterbridge: the Life and Death of a Man of Character. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1886. Half-titles. 2 volumes, 8vo, original dark blue cloth, blocked in black with a floral design, spines gilt-lettered, grey floral endpapers, a little wear and fraying at spine ends and corners, minor rubbing; both volumes slightly leaned, hinges tender, some minor scattered foxing, institutional bookplates on rear pastedowns. FIRST EDITION, one of 758 copies. Purdy, pp. 50-54; Sadleir 1111; Wolff 2983. (2)