Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, Thomas Grey, Agnes Miller Parker, Limited Editions Club

Gray, Thomas, Alperton, Middlesex: The Raven Press, 1938, #660/1599, Near Fine, 7 ¼” x 10”, 4to, 72 pp. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, SIGNED by Agnes Miller Parker.

Near Fine quarto, navy leather over boards with dark brown spine, silver gilt embossed design to front cover and silver gilt to spine, toning to front pastedown, deckled edges. Near Fine slipcase, navy blue over boards with silver gilt to spine; minor shelfwear and some bumps, 72 pp. Wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Introduction by Sir Hugh Walpole. A meditative 18th-century poem reflecting on mortality and obscurity by Thomas Gray, beautifully complemented by Agnes Miller Parker’s wood engravings.

The Limited Editions Club was founded by publisher George Macy in 1929 with goal of delivering a monthly fine press edition of great works in literature, religion, history, philosophy, and poetry. The press worked with some of the best printers in the US and Europe, and sought the best artists to illustrate runs of 1500 or 2000 copies. Amatoria has acquired ~100 Limited Edition Club titles, to see more, visit the collection on our website.