Lot 176
Hardy (Thomas) Autograph Letter Letter signed to "Dear Sir", 1895, "declining to take part in a project, "It would be interesting to contribute with the rest, but I have had my say on such subjects for the present".
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Hardy (Thomas, novelist and poet, 1840-1928) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir", 1p., 8vo, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, [London], 3rd June 1895, "declining to take part in a project, "It would be interesting to contribute with the rest, but I have had my say on such subjects for the present", fold, slightly browned.
⁂ Not in Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, edited by Purdy and Millgate, 1980. Hardy wrote a letter to Louise Chandler Moulton on this day (op. cit. II, p. 79) but from 90 Ashley Gardens rather than from his London club. Jude the Obscure was published in 1895.
Description
Hardy (Thomas, novelist and poet, 1840-1928) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir", 1p., 8vo, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, [London], 3rd June 1895, "declining to take part in a project, "It would be interesting to contribute with the rest, but I have had my say on such subjects for the present", fold, slightly browned.
⁂ Not in Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, edited by Purdy and Millgate, 1980. Hardy wrote a letter to Louise Chandler Moulton on this day (op. cit. II, p. 79) but from 90 Ashley Gardens rather than from his London club. Jude the Obscure was published in 1895.