LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. MILLER PARKER, Agnes. HARDY, Thomas. ~ Far From the Madding Crowd.
No. 542 of 1500 copies signed by the artist. 19 full page wood engravings and wood engraved vignettes by Agnes Miller Parker, with a separate signed engraving in original loose wrapper. Printed in Monotype Goudy Modern. Pp. xxii, 404. 8vo., original quarter natural sheepskin, Agnes Miller Parker patterned paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, in the original board slipcase with patterned paper. Very slight fading to spine, otherwise very good.
With the monthly letter of The Limited Editions Club and original prospectus inserted loose.
Hardy’s novel of courtship and passion set in the fictional Wessex, and imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, perfectly illustrated with Agnes Miller Parker’s luminous engravings.