Water of the Wondrous Isles
by Morris, William
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
(Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1897. Morris, William. Quarto. (xii), 340, (viii)pp. One of 250 copies on paper. With numerous initials and ornaments. Printed in Chaucer type, with chapter titles and marginal notes in red. Each of the six parts begins with a wide border and a fourteen-line initial block containing the entire first word. This was the last book Morris worked on before he died. The colophon states: "The borders and ornaments were designed entirely by William Morris, except the initial words Whilom & Empty, which were completed from his unfinished designs." Sidney Cockerell wrote that Morris, in his last illness, "sat up and was going to design 'Empty' for The Water Of the Wondrous Isles, but only just managed to black in the spaces, and just rough in the word." A near fine copy, vellum scantly stained and lacking four of six ribbon ties. (Peterson A45).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32569
- Title
- Water of the Wondrous Isles
- Author
- Morris, William
- Illustrator
- Morris, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kelmscott Press
- Place of Publication
- (Hammersmith
- Date Published
- 1897
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts; Illustrated Books; Fine Printing;
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Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Vellum
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- Quarto
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- Fine
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