The Kelmscott Press and William Morris, Master-Craftsman. by SPARLING, H. Halliday. KELMSCOTT PRESS - 1924

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 9 3/8" × 6 1/8" × 1" (23.8 × 15.6 × 2.5 cm) . First Printing. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Tall 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and paper title label. Uncut, deckled edges. [ix], [1], 176, [4] pp. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Morris engraved by Emery Walker from a photograph by Sparling, with tissue guard present. Includes 16 plates and examples of types and illustrations from the Kelmscott Press. Henry Halliday Sparling (1860–1924) provides an informative history of William Morris's Press. Sparling was a former Kelmscott Press employee and as the husband of Morris's daughter, May Morris, from 1890–1898, was keenly familiar with Morris and his Press. Sparling provides a clear account of the day-to-day workings of the Press, as well as a close examination of Morris's intentions and printing achievements.… Read More

Hardback. New.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First Edition. hardcover. Good+. 9 3/8" × 6 1/8" × 1" (23.8 × 15.6 × 2.5 cm) . First Printing. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Tall 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and paper title label. Uncut, deckled edges. [ix], [1], 176, [4] pp. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Morris engraved by Emery Walker from a photograph by Sparling, with tissue guard present. Includes 16 plates and examples of types and illustrations from the Kelmscott Press. Henry Halliday Sparling (1860–1924) provides an informative history of William Morris's Press. Sparling was a former Kelmscott Press employee and as the husband of Morris's daughter, May Morris, from 1890–1898, was keenly familiar with Morris and his Press. Sparling provides a clear account of the day-to-day workings of the Press, as well as a close examination of Morris's intentions and printing achievements. Includes… Read More

Fookestone, Kent: Wm Dawson. 1975. First Edition. Fine, bookplate, 77 pp, review copy .

London:: Macmillan and Co.,, 1924.. First edition.. publisher's quarter cloth and blue boards with printed paper label on spine.. Ownership notation in ink on the front free endpaper; tiny bookseller's ticket at rear; boards unworn; clean, tight an dsound.. 8vo,. Illustrated.. Publisher's illustrated flyer laid in.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1924. First Edition . Quarter Cloth. G to Vg. Bound in quarter canvas-style, oatmeal coloured cloth, boards covered in grey paper, printed paper label, b/w frontis, " William Morris " at his desk, 16 b/w plates, 177pp. The author was a close colleague of Morris working with him as co-editor of the " Commonweal " and aiding his with his work on ancient manuscripts. " Nearly every Kelmscott Press book was either a work by Morris or one of his old farourites, long valued, whose production in decent-seeming form was an act of love ". An appendix to this book by Sydney C Cockerell provides the reader with, " an annotated list of the books printed at the Press ". Condition of the text is vg.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1924. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations H Halliday Sparling's history of the Kelmscott Press, and tribute to his mentor William Morris; Sparling was a long-time associate of Morris, and worked with him at The Kelmscott; details Morris' printing apprenticeship, preparation, his work as a master-printer, and also includes a chapter on books printed at the Kelmscott Press; includes appendices including texts by Morris, and S.C. Cockerell; frontispiece portrait of William Morris with tissue-guard, 16 b&w plate illustrations; half-cloth with title label to spine, blue boards; untrimmed pages; former owner's name to front endpaper, endpapers foxed, frontispiece tissue-guard tanned, o.w. Very Good throughout; cloth a little rubbed, title label tanned, and with minor loss.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9 3/8" × 6 1/8" × 1" (23.8 × 15.6 × 2.5 cm) . First Printing. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Tall 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and paper title label. Uncut, deckled edges. [ix], [1], 176, [4] pp. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Morris engraved by Emery Walker from a photograph by Sparling, with tissue guard present. Includes 16 plates and examples of types and illustrations from the Kelmscott Press. Henry Halliday Sparling (1860–1924) provides an informative history of William Morris's Press. Sparling was a former Kelmscott Press employee and as the husband of Morris's daughter, May Morris, from 1890–1898, was keenly familiar with Morris and his Press. Sparling provides a clear account of the day-to-day workings of the Press, as well as a close examination of Morris's intentions and printing achievements. Includes… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co, 1924. First edition. Linen spine with stains, else VG. Bookplate of Faith Mary Lampard. First edition. ix (i), 177p. (ii, ads). Illustrated with engraved portrait frontispiece and 16 images on 14 plates as issued. Bound in the publisher's binding of quarter linen over blue boards. Extra printed spine label tipped in rear.