Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England. More about Thomas Hardy
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While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895). During his lifetime, Hardy's poetry was acclaimed by younger poets (particularly the Georgians) who viewed him as a mentor. After his death his poems were lauded by Ezra Pound, W. H. Auden and Philip Larkin.In total, we tracked 80 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Thomas Hardy (Thomas Hardy SIGNED Purchase of a Property Deeds Dorchester Mary Hardy Tess) was sold in May 2020 for £1600.00 while the cheapest item (A Cluster Of Grapes Galloway Kyle Signed Copy 1914 Thomas Hardy Chesterton) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2022. The month with the most items sold (7) was January 2021 with an average selling price of £36.00 for an autographed item of Thomas Hardy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2019 with £1200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2022. In average, an autographed item from Thomas Hardy is worth £37.50.
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1929 SIGNED BOOK THOMAS HARDY BY H.M. TOMLINSON LIMITED EDITION | £5.38 | ||
1990 THOMAS HARDY OFFICIAL first day cover CERTIFIED SIGNED TOM WIGHTMAN | £4.99 | ||
Emma West Of Wessex Girl - story of Thomas Hardy's Wife Signed by Author P Tait | £6.50 | ||
Giant and Pygmy, An Appreciation of Thomas Hardy. London 1928. Signed copy | £10.00 | ||
H M Tomlinson / THOMAS HARDY Signed 1st Edition 1929 | £25.18 | ||
THOMAS HARDY - Late Lyrics and Earlier 1st 1922 Reginald Pound signed + odds | £12.50 | ||
THOMAS HARDY - Signed - English Novelist - Poet - Autograph Book page !! | £261.00 | ||
THOMAS HARDY - Signed - English Novelist - Poet - Autograph Book page !! | £249.00 | ||
THOMAS HARDY - Signed - English Novelist - Poet - Autograph Book page !! | £107.00 | ||
Thomas Hardy The Dynasts Signed Lim Ed 1927 VG 1 of 525 | £511.11 |