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(Thomas, novelist and poet, 1840-1928) Autograph Letter signed "T.H." to Reginald Innes Pocock, superintendent of London Zoo, and 2 Postcards signed "T.H." and T. Hardy" to Constance Pocock, 1p. with envelope and 2 sides, 8vo et infra, Max Gate Dorchester, 20th October 1912, 6th July 1917 & 3rd February 1925, referring to the Pocock's Dorset home in Sea Town near Chideock and thanking Florence for a large tea cup and saucer, "which possibly belonged to the giant that Jack slew; but alas, history is silent thereon", folds; and 5 other pieces, including: a postcard of Thomas Hardy and the Prince of Wales standing in the garden at Max Gate in July 1923, a photograph of Florence Hardy dated 1915, a Christmas Card signed from Florence Hardy, a photograph of the Hardy's dog "Wes" (Wessex), and a small group photograph including Hardy and "Wes" in a rural setting, v.s., v.d. (8 pieces). *** "The prince of Wales paid a much publicized call [to Max Gate] in July 1923: ‘My Mother’, he reportedly said, ‘tells me you have written a book called Tess of the d'Urbervilles. I must try it some time.'" - OED. Reginald Innes Pocock (1863-1947), zoologist.