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The Mayor of Casterbridge: PB 227-2003

Object information

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Titles

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Maker(s)

Author: Hardy, Thomas (writer)
Contributor: Swinnerton, Frank
Illustrator: Parker, Agnes Miller
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Designer: Dreyfus, John
Printer: Thistle Press

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Description

By Thomas Hardy, introduction by Frank Swinnerton ; illustrated with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker.

Xvi,317, [3] p ; 25 cm

Place(s) associated

  • New York

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1964

Note

"Of this edition ... fifteen hundred copies have been made at the Thistle Press in New York. The illustrations were designed and engraved on wood by Agnes Miller Parker..."--Colophon. Museum has copy number "J.D." signed by the illustrator. Quarter bound in maroon Indian goatskin with hand-made paper sides. Issued in slipcase (red cloth over card).

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 227-2003
Primary reference Number: 95653
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 August 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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