London, New York & Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co, 1901. William Morris (1834-1896) artist, author, socialist thinker, is considered the wellspring of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Originally published in 1899, these are Very Good (Plus) copies of the "New Edition," a sympathetic early biography. Maroon cloth binding with highly decorative gilt designs on the spine. Two volumes, 375 pages and 364 pages, indexed. Clean text; endpapers foxed; bookplate on the front paste-down of Volume One. A very attractive set, in solid condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: Quercus Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002508
Title: The Life of William Morris (Two Volumes)
Author: Mackail, J.W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Thus.
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co
Place of Publication: London, New York & Bombay
Date Published: 1901
Bookseller catalogs: Literary Biography;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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