Click for full-size.
The Poems of William Shakespeare, Printed after the Original Copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593. The Rape of Lucrece, 1594. Sonnets, 1609. The Lover's Complaint
by SHAKESPEARE, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Clamshell Fine
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893. Limited Edition. Vellum with ribbon ties. Very Good+/Clamshell Fine. William Morris. 8vo. Pp. [vi,] 216. Edited by F. S. Ellis. Woodcut Morris chapter head borders, initials and colophon. Set in Golden Type with section heads, running heads and sonnet numbers printed in red. Bound in limp vellum with overlapping fore edges, olive green ribbon ties, titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Edition limited to 500 on paper.
Cover spine and edges moderately darkened, original ties intact with light offsetting to endpapers, top edge dust-soiled, fore-edges minimally age toned, small stain to rear endpapers.
Drop-down-back clamshell case in full straight-grain brown morocco, bronze silk sides, spine titles gilt on black morocco labels, gilt rules, five raised bands. One of the scarcer Kelmscotts due to its broad appeal. While 15-or-so copies have appeared at auction in the last ten years, most were afflicted with condition issues, or offered in elaborate bindings. This paper edition is increasingly scarce in the condition at hand, with age-toning to the vellum cover being a characteristic of age. COCKERELL 11; PETERSON A11; RANSOM, p. 326.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7197
- Title
- The Poems of William Shakespeare, Printed after the Original Copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593. The Rape of Lucrece, 1594. Sonnets, 1609. The Lover's Complaint
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Illustrator
- William Morris
- Format/Binding
- Vellum with ribbon ties
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Clamshell Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Kelmscott Press
- Place of Publication
- Hammersmith
- Date Published
- 1893
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
Terms of Sale
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Orders placed directly on our website receive free domestic shipping via USPS Media Mail: www.longbrosbooks.com
All books are packed and shipped within 24 hours of receipt of order. Every book is professionally packaged in a heavy cardboard box and shipped via US Postal Service, fully insured. Shipping rates are $3.50 per book; an additional $1 for every book thereafter. Sets and oversized volumes might require additional postage – indication of such will be noted in the book description. Those orders ship at cost. Other shipping modes are available per arrangement. Institutions will be billed per requirements.
Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.
About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Using and Collecting Bookmarks
Bern Marcowitz warns against paperclips and other inappropriate page-savers, and offers a bit of advice on using and collecting bookmarks.
Collecting P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum was not only one of the founders of modern day circus performance, he was also the author of the second most printed book of the 19th century. Learn about collecting P. T. Barnum books and ephemera here.
