The Water of the Wondrous Isles
by William Morris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 9" by 6". None. The uncommon first trade edition of William Morris's lesser-known fantasy novel, set in a mythical medieval world. The uncommon first trade edition of this work. It first appeared in print the year prior, in a limited edition printed by Morris's own Kelmscott Press.The work of famed British artist, textile designer, and socialist William Morris.The novel follows a young woman named Birdalone, who embarks on a quest to find a magical water, travelling through a succession of strange and wonderful islands. Throughout her journey, Birdalone encounters fantastical creatures, a witch, and knights.With an advertisement leaf to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with significant fraying in these regions. Lacking the majority of the spine label, with the remaining portion significantly age toned. Joints starting, with boards tenderly held. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Significant tide mark to tail of front free endpaper to tail of page 7. Pages otherwise bright, with light spotting throughout. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883F46
- Title
- The Water of the Wondrous Isles
- Author
- William Morris
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Water of the Wondrous Isles fantasy Evilshaw arts and crafts fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...