HARDY, THOMAS. THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE 3 volumes. Half-titles, frontis-piece map in first volume. 8vo, original brown cloth blocked in

black and blind, gilt-lettered on spines, some rubbing with minor wear at spine ends and corners; hinges cracked or starting; some light foxing, generally at the front or back of the volumes; bookplates. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878 FIRST EDITION, with 2 pages of publisher's advertisements at end of second volume. Purdy's first binding with double-ruled blindstamped border on rear covers, frontis-piece, and 3/16-inch publisher's imprint on spines. Bookplates of Pickford Waller and Kenyon Starling in each volume. Purdy, pages 24-25; Sadleir 113a (identifies this binding as "Binding B").