Thomas Hardy The Trumpet-Major/Robert his Brother 1946

VINTAGE THOMAS HARDY HC BOOK 'THE TRUMPET-MAJOR' AND 'ROBERT HIS BROTHER' 1948 EDITION SCHOLAR'S LIBRARY MACMILLAN AND CO, LONDON.  THIS BOOK IS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION, THERE ARE BUMPS ON THE CORNERS OF THE COVERS AND DAMAGE ON THE SPINE (SEE PHOTOGRAPH).  FOXING ON SOME OF THE FIRST AND LAST PAGES AND ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE PAGES.  SOME NOTES AND NAME OF THREE PREVIOUS OWNERS WRITTEN INSIDE FRONT COVER AND ON FIRST PAGE.  ORIGINAL PRICE OF 7/1 WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON FIRST PAGE.  THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PENCIL NOTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK BUT THESE ARE QUITE NEAT AND COULD EASILY BE RUBBED OUT.  THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF PENCIL WRITINGS ON BACK PAGE AND INSIDE BACK COVER.  HOWEVER APART FROM THIS DAMAGE THE PAGES INSIDE HAVE NO RIPS, TEARS OR OTHER DAMAGE.

THE TRUMPET-MAJOR - JOHN LOVEDAY, A SOLDIER IN THE WAR WITH BUONAPARTE;  AND

ROBERT HIS BROTHER - FIRST MATE IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE -

A TALE BY THOMAS HARDY EDITED BY MRS F.S. BOAS

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