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[Selected Works]. A Tale of the House of Wolfings... The Roots of the Mountains... The Story of Grettir the Strong Translated from the Icelandic by Eirkir Magnussun and William Morris. Volsunga Saga: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with Certain Songs from the Elder Edda. Translated from the Icelandic by Eirkir Magnussun and William Morris. [bound with] Three Northern Love Stories and Other Tales... The Odyssey of Homer Done into English Verse by... The Aeneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by... Hopes and Fears for Art. Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London & Nottingham, by... Architecture, Industry, and Wealth: Collected Papers by..
by MORRIS, William
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Printed by the Chiswick Press for Longmans, Green & Co., 1901-02.. Nine works bound in eight. 4to. Publisher's linen backed drab boards, printed paper spine labels with replacements tipped in at the front of each volume, housed in four later plain black cloth slipcases. Sunning to the spines, some occasional spotting and edge wear to the boards, the spine labels a little creased and worn, otherwise an attractive set. A collection of Morris' works and translations printed using his own Golden type, designed for the Kelmscott Press. All of these works were all originally published prior to the founding of the press in 1891, this being the first time that they ever appeared in this font and in this uniform, utilitarian binding embodying Morris' aesthetic. They were issued at intervals between January 1901 and June 1902 without a uniform title. However a publisher's notice tipped into the front of the penultimate volume clearly indicates that they were originally conceived of as a set, though they are mostly seen individually these days. Walsdorf suggests that the production was limited to 300 sets. Walsdorf, 84.
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- Bow Windows Bookshop
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- 43534
- Title
- [Selected Works]. A Tale of the House of Wolfings... The Roots of the Mountains... The Story of Grettir the Strong Translated from the Icelandic by Eirkir Magnussun and William Morris. Volsunga Saga: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with Certain Songs from the Elder Edda. Translated from the Icelandic by Eirkir Magnussun and William Morris. [bound with] Three Northern Love Stories and Other Tales... The Odyssey of Homer Done into English Verse by... The Aeneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by... Hopes and Fears for Art. Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London & Nottingham, by... Architecture, Industry, and Wealth: Collected Papers by..
- Author
- MORRIS, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed by the Chiswick Press for Longmans, Green & Co.
- Date Published
- 1901-02.
- Keywords
- Literature
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About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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