Written by Rex Parker and Mary Wynn Ryan
Illustrated by Rex Parker
Foreword by Kate Askew & Jamie Clarke
Limited to 250 copies 

The lavish limited edition of Rex Parker and Mary Wynn Ryan’s Gig Workers of The Kelmscott Chaucer is a fresh, evocative classic in the making. It commemorates the 125th anniversary of The Kelmscott Chaucer, which poet W. B. Yeats pronounced “the most beautiful of all printed books.” Each vibrant page spotlights the artists and artisans, wordsmiths and machinists who, led by the iconic William Morris, forged that Arts & Crafts-era masterpiece.

This magnificent, limited-edition book, Gig Workers of The Kelmscott Chaucer, is offered in a large (18 x 24-inch), unbound format, housed in a cherry wood case that is individually hand-crafted by artisans in Vermont. Each museum-quality giclée page is printed on fine art archival paper.

Filled with dazzling original illustrations by artist Rex Parker, each book is hand-signed and hand-numbered by the artist.

Inspired and inspiring, this remarkable, 21st-century creation honors the humble brilliance and painstaking magic of William Morris and his gig workers on their crusade to create The Kelmscott Chaucer.