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A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press
por Morris, William (1834–1896); Cockerell, S.C
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London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1898. Limited First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8 1/4" × 5 5/8" × 7/16" (21 × 14.3 × 1.1 cm) . Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. First Printing. Illustrated by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Printed by William Morris, and sold by the Trustees of the late William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and black titles to cover. One of 525 [at ten shillings] paper copies (plus 12 [at two guineas] on vellum). Printed on fine, hand-made, Batchelor (with the second version of the Primrose watermark) paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon and the smaller, rectangular printer's device designed by Morris (no. 1). [iv], 70 pp., [1, colophon], [1, blank]. Printed in black and red throughout with the Golden type designed by Morris for his press, with 5 pages in the Troy and Chaucer types he designed. Head-title and shoulder-notes in red. The frontispiece, "Psyche Borne off by Zephyrus," designed by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, was engraved by William Morris for a projected edition of THE EARTHLY PARADISE in the 1860s and was "touched up" by Robert Catterson-Smith. Rejected ornaments for LOVE IS ENOUGH. Woodcut borders (4a and 4) to frontispiece and first page of text. One 6-line woodblock initial capital designed by Morris for his press, engraved by William Harcourt Hooper, plus four large, 20-line woodcut initials (designed for the Froissart, but never used).This was the last book printed at the Kelmscott Press. It was finished at No. XIV Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of London, on the fourth day of March, MDCCCXCVIlI. [Clark Library, Kelmscott and Doves, pp. 62–63. Peterson A53. Ransom, Private Presses, p. 331, no. 53. Sparling 53. Tomkinson, pp. 121–124, no. 53.] Includes errata slip. Light wear and soiling to boards. Corners slightly bumped. Cloth spine in good condition. Mark to letterpress of title (possibly flaw in paper at time of printing). Condition overall: Very Good.
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 1216
- Título
- A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press
- Autor
- Morris, William (1834–1896); Cockerell, S.C
- Ilustrador
- Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Limited First Edition
- Editorial
- Kelmscott Press
- Local de publicação
- London/Hammersmith
- Data de publicação
- 1898
- Dimensão
- 8 1/4" × 5 5/8" × 7/16" (21 ×
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- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- William Morris, collectable, Kelmscott Press, First Edition, Fine Press, rare, Private Press, colophon
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Fine Press; First Editions; Kelmscott Press Editions; Morris and Kelmscott Press Reference;
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