THE IDEAL BOOK: Essays and Lectures on the Arts of the Book by William Morris
by Morris, William; William S. Peterson (editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1982. Hardcover. Near fine. Hardcover. First edition thus. Sm. quarto 134pp. Includes appendices and index. Illustrated. Half cloth with paper covered boards in matching near fine slipcase. Introduction by the editor, William S. Peterson, is followed by Morris's important essays on the book. The appendices contain Sydney Cockerell's short account of the history of the Kelmscott Press, and four interviews with Morris about his work as a printer. Light bump to one corner.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53972
- Title
- THE IDEAL BOOK: Essays and Lectures on the Arts of the Book by William Morris
- Author
- Morris, William; William S. Peterson (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley and Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1982
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