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The Tale of the Emperor Coustans; and Of Over Sea: Done out of Ancient French by William Morris
by Morris, William (1834–1896) (translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. Limited First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 5 13/16" × 4 1/8" × 3/4" (14.8 × 10.5 × 1.9 cm) . First Printing. Printed by and sold by William Morris. 16mo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and black titles to cover. One of 525 [at seven shillings and sixpence] paper copies (plus 20 [at two guineas] on vellum). Printed on fine, hand-made, Batchelor (with the Perch watermark) paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. [iv], 130 pp. Printed in black and red throughout in the Chaucer type designed by Morris for his press. Woodcut frontispiece title within a floral border, and facing page with full woodcut floral page-border (borders 11a and 11). Numerous 7, 6-, and 3-line woodblock initial capitals all designed by Morris, engraved by William Harcourt Hooper. Shoulder notes and some lines (including colophon) in red. A medieval French tale translated by Morris. THE TALE OF EMPEROR COUSTANS was the source of THE MAN BORN TO BE KING, in THE EARTHLY PARADISE. The second story is A TALE OF OVER SEA. [Cockerell 26. Peterson A26. Walsdorf 26.] Condition overall: Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1217
- Title
- The Tale of the Emperor Coustans; and Of Over Sea
- Author
- Morris, William (1834–1896) (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Kelmscott Press
- Place of Publication
- London/Hammersmith
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 5 13/16" × 4 1/8" × 3/4" (14.8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- William Morris, collectable, Kelmscott Press, First Edition, Fine Press, rare, Private Press, colophon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press; First Editions; Kelmscott Press Editions;
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About the Seller
MRM Books
Biblio member since 2017
Los Angeles, California
About MRM Books
I'm a collector and seller of fine books focused on works written and/or printed by William Morris, especially books from his famed Kelmscott Press.
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