Autographs of Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy (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.
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.
Many of his novels concern tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances, and they are often set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex; initially based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Hardy's Wessex eventually came to include the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire and much of Berkshire, in south-west and south central England. Two of his novels, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, were listed in the top 50 on the BBC's survey of best-loved novels, The Big Read.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Thomas Hardy (The Writings of Thomas Hardy. Signed Limited Edition. Autograph Edition. 20 Vol.) was sold in May 2025 for £2,340.09 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 (9) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £103.47 for an autographed item of Thomas Hardy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2019 with £1,200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2022. In average, an autographed item from Thomas Hardy is worth £69.33.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1925 Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy – Riviere & Son Signed Fine Binding | £246.20 |  |
 | Arthur Symons A Study of Thomas Hardy Sawyer 1927 NF 1st SIGNED | £1,133.70 | |
| Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy Signed The Limited Editions Club 1969 Slipcase | £40.80 | |
| Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy Signed The Limited Editions Club 1969 Slipcase | £86.32 | |
| RARE AUTHOR-ASSOCIATED FINE BINDING / Thomas Hardy / Hunter & Foulis Signed | £217.05 | |
| RARE AUTHOR-ASSOCIATED FINE BINDING / Thomas Hardy / Hunter & Foulis Signed | £241.78 | |
| RARE AUTHOR-ASSOCIATED FINE BINDING / Thomas Hardy / Hunter & Foulis Signed | £289.23 | |
| RARE AUTHOR-ASSOCIATED FINE BINDING / Thomas Hardy / Hunter & Foulis Signed | £288.63 | |
 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy, 1903 Macmillan Edition, Gift Signed /03 | £37.72 | |
| The Limited Editions Club 1969 Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy Signed Slipcase | £40.52 | |
 | The Return Of The Native Thomas Hardy Signed Numbered Antique Collectible Book | £156.26 | |
| Thomas HARDY / Far from the Madding Crowd Limited Signed 1st Edition | £85.06 | |
| Thomas HARDY / The Mayor of Casterbridge Limited Signed 1st Edition | £29.80 | |
| Thomas HARDY / The Mayor of Casterbridge Limited Signed 1st Edition | £44.26 | |
 | Thomas Hardy Human Shows Far Phantasies Songs & Trifles Poetry Signed 1927 1st | £990.00 | |
