Architecture and History, and Westminster Abbey: A Paper Read before the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, on July 1, 1884; and A Paper Written for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in June, 1893
by Morris, William (1834–1896)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
London: Longmans & Co, 1998. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine. 8 3/8" × 5 3/4" (21.3 × 14.6 cm) . Latter Impression. Printed by Chiswick Press. 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with blue linen spine and black titles to cover. Printed on fine, hand-made, heavy paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. [iv], 50, [iv] pp. Part of a William Morris series comprising five octavo books printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by Morris for his Kelmscott Press, 1898–1901. "Lecture IV: Architecture and History," A Paper Read before the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, on July 1, 1884; and "Westminster Abbey," A Paper Written for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in June, 1893As Walter Crane wrote of Morris's far-reaching aesthetic philosophy, "if it has not turned all British craftsmen into artists or all British artists into craftsmen, it has done not little to expand and socialize the idea of art, and (perhaps it is not too much to say) has made the tasteful English house with its furniture and decorations a model for the civilized world." [PMM 367.] Finished on the twelfth day of December, 1900. (The first impression was "Finished on the fourteenth day of September, 1900.") Boards very slightly faded. No chipping, stains, or scuffs to boards. Internally bright, tight, and clean. Free from the usual spotting and foxing. Condition overall: Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1026
- Title
- Architecture and History, and Westminster Abbey
- Author
- Morris, William (1834–1896)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8 3/8" × 5 3/4" (21.3 × 14.6 c
- Keywords
- Morris
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
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I'm a collector and seller of fine books focused on works written and/or printed by William Morris, especially books from his famed Kelmscott Press.
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