{"product_id":"far-from-the-madding-crowd-thomas-hardy-first-osgood-edition","title":"Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy — 1st Osgood Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"565\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher’s original cloth binding shows light bumping to the corners and edges, together with small splits at the spine tail and faint marks across the boards. Excellent overall externally, with gilt decoration and lettering remaining crisp, bright, and well-defined. Binding now protected in a plastic sleeve. Text block remains in notably well-preserved condition, retaining its deckled edges. Small foxing spots to the pastedown, though pages throughout remain clean and tidy. Binding tight and secure. Frontispiece and rear map immaculate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"972\"\u003eScarce Osgood edition of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"677\"\u003eFar From the Madding Crowd\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., London. This edition includes a new preface supplied by Hardy, a frontispiece by Macbeth-Raeburn, and the desirable map of Wessex at the rear. Copies of this issue are exceptionally scarce, particularly in such well-preserved original condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003eOne of Hardy’s most celebrated Wessex novels, \u003cem data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eFar From the Madding Crowd\u003c\/em\u003e blends rural realism, romance, tragedy, and psychological observation in its portrayal of Bathsheba Everdene and the intertwined lives of those surrounding her in the fictional pastoral landscape of Wessex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53051895480659,"sku":"3145 SD","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_8be4dc83-092c-4b8c-97f2-1cb177121a79.jpg?v=1772117401","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/far-from-the-madding-crowd-thomas-hardy-first-osgood-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}