Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
1958. Limited Edition. 401 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound brown leather with patterned paper covered boards with slipcase. No. 1008 of 1500. Signed by illustrator Agnes Miller Parker. Signed engraving print by Parker also enclosed. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Notable stain to tail of spine. Slipcase has moderate edge wear with markings to panels and scuffing to edges. Notable cracking to edges. Notable tanning to edges.