A dream of john ball and a king's lesson..
by MORRIS, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Reeves & Turner, 1888. viii, 143pp, [2]. With an engraved plate after an illustration by Edward Burne-Jones, and an initial and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, lightly marked, spine sunned, lettering-piece chipped, corners bumped. Endpapers spotted, contemporary inked gift inscription to head of title: 'Hannah, with Howard's love & Easter good wishes. 1889'. The first edition in book form of two short prose stories by William Morris (1834-1896), both initially published in the short-lived periodical Commonweal, a socialist newspaper founded in 1885 by the newborn Socialist League under the direction of Morris himself. . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ27695
- Title
- A dream of john ball and a king's lesson..
- Author
- MORRIS, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reeves & Turner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Poetry, Verse
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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