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The Works (of William Morris): Limited ed. set of 8 large 4to William Morris works printed at the Chiswick Press for Longmans in Golden type: The Aeneids of Virgil Done into English Verse & Architecture, Industry, and Wealth & Hopes and Fears for Art. Signs of Change & The Odyssey of Homer, Done into English & The Roots of the Mountains: Wherein is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgd
by Morris, William (1834–1896); Virgil; Magnússon, Eiríkr (1833–1913); anonymous
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1901–1902. Limited First Edition. hardcover. Very Good+. 11 5/8" × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm) . First Thus. Printed by Chiswick Press. Large 4tos. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with blue linen spine and paper title label. One of 315 (of which 300 were for sale) copies. Printed on fine, hand-made, W M and floral watermarked paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. A.o.V. 238; A.I.&W. 163; H&FfA./SoC 106; & O.o.H. 293; R.o.t.M. 284; G.t.S. 177; H.o.t.W. 161 & V.S. 113 pp. A full set of the William Morris series comprising eight large quarto books printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by Morris for his Kelmscott Press, 1901–1902. Chapter headings in red and shoulder notes in red in some volumes. Spare labels tipped in. Loose insert from the press in "Hopes and Fears for Art, Sings of Change," that reads: "It has been found advantageous to make one volume instead of two of "Hopes and Fears for Art" and "Signs of Change," and to unite the extra lectures, which were originally intended to form a part of volumes vii and viii, in volume viiii with the title "Architecture, Industry and Wealth," which will complete the series. Paper-covered boards show mild wear to the corners with chips to some edges. Dust soiling to page edges. Spines uniformly faded from blue to brown-grey, showing little wear and not unpleasing in appearance. All square and solidly bound. Free from the usual spotting and foxing of books this age, excepting a few very light spots to some boards. Offsetting to endpapers of two books, still overall very nice copies with internal pages pristine, clean, white, and crisp. No internal markings whatsoever. All in all, the books are attractive and very well-preserved. Handsome copies, all unopened. Unopened. Condition overall: Very Good+.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1036
- Title
- The Works (of William Morris): Limited ed. set of 8 large 4to William Morris works printed at the Chiswick Press for Longmans in Golden type
- Author
- Morris, William (1834–1896); Virgil; Magnússon, Eiríkr (1833–1913); anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901–1902
- Size
- 11 5/8" × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Morris, collectable, First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
MRM Books
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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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