A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelsmcott Press. Together with a Short History & Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell. Reprinted for Philobiblon to celebrate the Centenary of the Birth of William Morris 1834 : 1934.
Published by London County Council, Central School of Arts & Crafts [nd].
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Proofs or Sample Pages from a later reworking [??] of the Philobiblon/LCC School of Arts & Crafts Edition of 1934 ** One large sheet folded to form 16pp each measuring c.25.5 x 16.5 cms, a few light marks, in excellent clean & crisp condition. ** Woodcut portrait of Morris by John Farleigh : & large ten-line dropped calligraphic-style opening letter I. *** Scarce. The original Kelmscott edition was published in 1898 : the Philobiblon / LCC Central School of Arts & Crafts edition of 32pp was originally published in 1934 : see Peterson : Morris in Private Press & Limited Editions, No. 135. **** To order this book, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question. We can then confirm availability.
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- A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelsmcott Press. Together with a Short History & Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell. Reprinted for Philobiblon to celebrate the Centenary of the Birth of William Morris 1834 : 1934.
- Author
- MORRIS, William : and S. C. Cockerell : Kelmscott Press.
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- London County Council, Central School of Arts & Crafts [nd].
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ADAM MILLS RARE BOOKS : selling books internationally from Cambridge since 1980 §§ Adam Mills Rare Books began in 1980 and for 35 years has consistently offered high quality books covering English Literature [mainly 19th Century] : Private Press and Illustrated Books : and Typography and Books About Books. §§ After St Andrew's University, and post-graduate at the Warburg Institute under E. H. Gombrich, Adam Mills worked for five years with the historic 18thC Cambridge booksellers Deighton, Bell & Co. §§ Adam Mills Rare Books is situated just outside the magnificent University city of Cambridge, with its stunning array of ancient and modern architecture, and its superb copyright Library.…
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