THOMAS HARDY.
Pp. x+286, index; cr. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board with blind rule border, the boards slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; top edges maroon, others uncut and partly unopened; dust wrapper, browned, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly faded, chipped at head, and with a small damp stain near foot; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the half-title and final index page offset, a couple of leaves carelessly opened, the outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Macmillan, London, 1941. First edition. English Men of Letters series. *With the pencilled signature of Marie C. Stopes on upper free endpaper, and a little pencilling (mainly underlining) on a couple of pages, presumably in her hand. Marie Carmichael Stopes (1880-1958) was best known as a campaigner for women's rights and a pioneer in the field of birth control. She also wrote plays, and in her later years published several volumes of poetry. Item #165174
Price: $120.00