The Book That Never Was: The Argument; How William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones Attempted to Make of the Earthly Paradise a Big Book with "Lots of Stories and Pictures"; How They Fared in This Endeavor; And How Their Dream, Though It Evaded Them, Has Yet Outlived Them.
by Dunlap, Joseph R.; Burne-Jones, Edward (Illus.)
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- Hardcover
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Oriole Editions 1971. (hardcover) 86pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 4to. Housed in original plain brown slipcase. Slipcase spine worn, paper splitting at edges of spine. Volume in dust jacket; jacket with small bump at head of spine, else fine. Quarter ecru cloth over smooth blue cloth boards, lettering in dark blue to spine. Volume in fine condition. Internally bright and clean. B&W illus..
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- Spafford Books
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- 120929
- Title
- The Book That Never Was: The Argument; How William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones Attempted to Make of the Earthly Paradise a Big Book with "Lots of Stories and Pictures"; How They Fared in This Endeavor; And How Their Dream, Though It Evaded Them, Has Yet Outlived Them.
- Author
- Dunlap, Joseph R.; Burne-Jones, Edward (Illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oriole Editions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Books About Books, Bibliophile, Books on Books
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