A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and all the Kindreds of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse by William Morris
by William Morris
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Chiswick Press / Longmans, Green and Co., 1901. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. William Morris. A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and all the Kindreds of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse by William Morris. London: Chiswick Press / Longmans, Green and Co., 1901. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press, and finished on the 28th day of January, 1901. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. of London, New York & Bombay. LeMire Bibliography of William Morris, A-47.04 (pp. 130-31) The House of Wolfings was the first of the unnumbered 8 volumes published by the Chiswick Press, edited by S. C. Cockerell and Robert Proctor. Limited edition of 315 with 300 for sale. Large 4to (Golden quarto), original ¾ mid-blue holland backstrip with light blue paper-covered boards with printed paper label (spare label tipped in), cream-white Kelmscott handmade paper, deckled edges, 162 pages, shoulder notes and all chapter titles in black, except the first chapter which is in red. Condition is VERY GOOD- : edgewear to boards with corners rubbed open, small tears to backstrip which has faded to brown, paper label intact but creased, internally clean and tight. What a lovely book - an essential for William Morris collectors. [I have 3 of the 8 titles: The Odyssey, The House of the Wolfings, and The Story of Grettir the Strong].
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- Bookseller
- Bygone Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17789
- Title
- A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and all the Kindreds of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse by William Morris
- Author
- William Morris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Chiswick Press / Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WILLIAM MORRIS, CHISWICK PRESS, PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS, FANTASY LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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