First edition, first issue, 8vo (189 x 120mm.) Tess of the D'Urbervilles - a Pure Woman, Faithfully Presented. London: James R. Osgood, 1891. 3 vols., Half-titles. Original tan cloth with the double vertical honeysuckle design by Charles Ricketts on the upper covers, spines lettered in gilt. Boards and spines to all three volumes with small patches of damp-staining or light soiling, slight cockling to spines, corners and spine ends a little bumped but the bindings are square and solid, and the giltwork is still bright and clear. Internally excellent with bookplates, light toning and off-setting to pastedowns and free endpapers, textblock clean and bright. As called for with the first issue, there are no initial blanks in vols. 1 and 2 and no rear blank in vol. 1 Additionally volume 2 has chapter XXXV mis-numbered as XXV on p.199 as called for. A very good set - all original and unmolested. [Purdy, p.67] Provenance: Robert Milnes-Crewe (bookplates to the front pastedowns).