The Kelmscott Golden Legend: A Documentary History of its Production Together with a Leaf From the Kelmscott Edition

Council Bluffs, IA: The Yellow Barn Press and the University of Maryland at College Park, 1990. Hard Cover. Fine. Hard Cover. Number 18 of 170 copies. The University of Maryland received its William Morris collection from Jack Walsdorf in 1985. Walsdorf was a major collector of books about books, private presses and printers, especially William Morris. He in fact developed three separate collections of books by and about Morris during his life. The gift to the university included leaves from a disbound copy of the Kelmscott Press Golden Legend. Each of the leaves is now included in a leaf book by Kelmscott Press scholar, William Peterson, who compiled a history of the printing of this work by the press. Following the history, Mr. Walsdorf tells how he acquired disbounded leaves. The book reprints several letters sent by Morris and Includes facsimilies of the original prospectus and of a letter to Quaritch from Morris. Frontispiece wood engraving of William Morris by John de Pol. This copy belonged to de Pol, with his bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Bound in gray cloth with black and gold spine label. Interior is also fine. Printed at the Yellow Barn Press on Batchelor Paper from 1940 with Monotype Bembo type. Press work by Neil Shaver using a Vandercook III. The binder was Campbell-Logan. In fine condition. Measures 9 x 12 inches. 32 pages. MORRIS/010524.