NMLP P-031153 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy · James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. (London) · 1891

UK Osgood McIlvaine 1891 three-volume is the true first; the one-volume 1892 is a later edition. Complete three-decker in original cloth is the landmark.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-031153 for "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-031153, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).