A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press: Together with a Short Description of the Press by S.C. Cockerell, & an Annotated List of the Books Printed Thereat
by Morris, William (1834–1896); Cockerell, S.C
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About This Item
Irish University Press: T.M. MacGlinchey, 1969. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine. 8 1/4" × 5 7/8" (21 × 14.9 cm) . Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. First Thus. Illustrated by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Printed by Robert Hogg. 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter light green paper boards, with white linen spine and black titles to cover. Colophon and printer's device. [iv] + 70 + [1, colophon] + [1, blank] pp. A reproduction of the Kelmscott edition of 1898, this edition was "Reprinted MCMLXIX by photolithography in the Republic of Ireland at the Irish University Press. T M Mac Glinchey Publisher Robert Hogg Printer." printed in black and red in 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). A few tiny bits of foxing to the cloth spine. Covers most-minimally soiled. Internally pristine. Condition overall: Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1102
- Title
- A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press
- Author
- Morris, William (1834–1896); Cockerell, S.C
- Illustrator
- Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T.M. MacGlinchey
- Place of Publication
- Irish University Press
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8 1/4" × 5 7/8" (21 × 14.9 cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Morris and Kelmscott Press Reference; Morris First Editions;
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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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