The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image
The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+-image

The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+

$ 6.73

Topic: Victorian England, Fate, Rural Life Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults Narrative Type: Fiction Original Language: English Author: Thomas Hardy Publication Year: 1964 Type: Novel Publisher: Washington Square Press Genre: Classic Literature Signed: No Features: Complete & Unabridged Book Title: Return of the Native Country of Origin: United States Format: Paperback Book Series: Tom Hardy Edition: Reader’s Enrichment Series Language: English

Description

The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy – PB – Reader’s Enrichment – VG+. For a book approaching 60+ years of age, this example is as close to Like New as one can reasonably expect. Copies in this condition are increasingly difficult to find, especially with clean interiors and strong cover color. The Return of the Native is one of Thomas Hardy’s most enduring novels, set against the stark and symbolic landscape of Egdon Heath. The story explores fate, passion, social convention, and the tension between individual desire and community expectation—hallmarks of Hardy’s tragic vision. This Reader’s Enrichment Series paperback is complete and unabridged, making it an excellent reading or classroom copy. Copies in this condition are increasingly difficult to find, especially with clean interiors and strong cover color. --- Condition This is an exceptionally well-preserved vintage paperback copy of Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native from the Reader’s Enrichment Series (RE 317), published by Washington Square Press in 1964. For a book approaching 60+ years of age, this example is as close to Like New as one can reasonably expect. The cover remains bright and vibrant with strong color saturation and no major creasing. Spine is straight and firm with no reading lean. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked, with no highlighting, underlining, or writing observed. Corners show only the lightest, age-appropriate wear. This is not a modern reprint—it is a mid-century vintage edition, complete and unabridged, produced during a period when Reader’s Enrichment paperbacks were printed on higher-quality stock than later mass-market editions. Copies in this condition are increasingly difficult to find, as most surviving examples show heavy shelf wear or reader use. A strong choice for: Thomas Hardy collectors Classic literature readers seeking a clean vintage copy Academic or classroom use Buyers building curated shelves of mid-20th-century literary paperbacks

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