1st Edition Thus 1895. Bookplate of Charles Hibbert Henry Williamson's father in law to endpaper. The Hibbert's were a wealthy middle class family in Devon. Williamson' met his daughter Ida Loetitia at various hunting meets and fell in love. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. 1st printing in the new edition by Osgood of the Works of Thomas Hardy and complete in it's own right. Etching by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with foxed/browned tissue guard to title page and a map of Wessex. With a new preface written by the author for this edition.Book is very good++ and very bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good.