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Quarto., Hammersmith., 1897. 4to. 91pp. One of only two Kelmscott Press titles printed in blue, as well as red and black ink. Beautiful opening spread borders and two illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones along with ornamental initials and borders throughout. Limited to 300 copies. (Sparling, 52, Peterson A52). Fine in limp full vellum with some original ties, four missing. Morris profoundly influenced the typographical revival of the late 19th century by showing that printing was an art and its details worth infinite trouble. "The Kelmscott Press...was far and away the most splendid of all private presses." Colin Franklin. A Beautiful copy bound in vellum.
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LOVE IS ENOUGH, OR THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY: OR THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY
by (Kelmscott Press) Morris, William
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LOVE IS ENOUGH, OR THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY: THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY
by Morris, William
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Quarto., Hammersmith., 1897. lrg.4to. 91pp. 11 3/8 x 81/4. One of only two Kelmscott Press titles (the other Laudes Beate Mariae Virginis, 1896) printed in blue, as well as red and black ink. Beautiful opening spread borders and two illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones along with ornamental initials and borders throughout. Limited to 300 copies. (Sparling 52 ,p.171, Peterson A52, Tomlinson 52). Troy type, with stage directions in Chaucer type. Fine in limp full vellum with some original ties, four missing. Morris profoundly influenced the typographical revival of the late 19th century by showing that printing was an art and its details worth infinite trouble. "The Kelmscott Press...was far and away the most splendid of all private presses." Colin Franklin. A Beautiful copy bound in vellum.Housed in a contemporary clam shell case.
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The Romance of Syr Pereceyvelle of Gales
by Morris, William
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Hammersmith, Kelmscott Press., 1895. 4to. Upper Mall, Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. 1895. Limited Edition. Octavo. 98pp. Original quarter linen and blue-gray paper covered boards; a few pencil notations on the front free endpaper, else a Fine copy. One of three hundred fifty copies. Printed in black and red from Chaucer types, title-page woodcut border after Burne-Jones, with the first line of text in red. Overseen by F.S. Ellis. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, One of 350 copies (of a whole edition of 358). Frontispiece by Edward Burne-Jones. Printed in Chaucer type, with titles and shoulder notes in red, and with numerous borders and initials designed by William Morris. Linen backed boards, very good: spine extremities worn, corners worn, covers a bit faded, edges damp stained; occasional light foxing. Printed in red and black, wood engraved frontispiece, ornamental woodcut borders and initials. (Peterson A33).
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