The Return of the Native. With Illustrations from Woodcuts by Claire Leighton.

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London: Macmillan and Co. 1929. Roy. 8vo. Original quarter vellum over batik paper boards. Gilt. T.e.g. Spine slightly discoloured and corners bumped. (xiv 486pp.). With tipped-in frontisp. 11 tipped-in plates illust. chapter headings and tailpieces. 1st edition with these illustrations. Limited edition signed by the artist. Previous owner's bookplate on endpaper. NOTE: The text used here is that of the 1912 Wessex edition. The first edition of this novel was originally published in three volumes in 1878.