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Blatter Press, 2010. Paperback. New. 34 pages. 6.00x5.50x0.09 inches.

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London: Longmans, 1898. First edition. Boards. Very Good. 8vo, 31 pp. Letterpress. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by William Morris for the Kelmsscott Press. Some wear and loss at head and heel of spine and corners of boards; spine and covers sunned, darkened and dustsoiled; page edges tanned, minor discoloration to endpapers.

London: Longmans & Co, 1898. grey-blue printed paper boards, blue linen spine, title in black. 8vo. grey-blue printed paper boards, blue linen spine, title in black. (ii), 32 pages. First printing in this format printed at the Chiswick Press in in Golden Type which was designed by William Morris. Spine lightly faded, boards slightly soiled. Else a tight and bright copy. The lecture was delivered by William Morris a Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881.

London: Longmans. Used - Good. 1898. Hardcover. Eighth cloth with paper-covered boards, glassine, 12mo., 31 pp. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Boards are edgeworn, with some chipping at corners and spine. Bookplate on fpep. Mild foxing to endpapers. Cloth at spine is worn at front and back joist, though both are holding soundly. Overall in good condition. Good. (Subject: Books on Books).

London: Longmans & Co., Chiswick Press, 1898. Hardcover. Sm 8vo (8.25" x 5.75"), half linen, blue paper over boards. 31 pp. Bookplate of Wyman Parker at front pastedown. CONDITION: Good, moderate wear, 1 cm loss at head of spine, slight split to foot of spine edge, two small black spots at front cover, light offsetting to endpapers and pastedowns, no foxing. Transcript of a lecture delivered at Burslem town hall in Staffordshire, on October 13, 1881. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden Type designed by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press.

Chiswick Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. "Finished on the sixteenth day of August, 1899." Untrimmed pages. Plain gray/blue paper-covered boards, black titles to front board, 1/4 blue cloth spine. Small 1/8" tear to bottom edge of pp.28. Binding tight, corners sharp, remaining inner pages clean and unmarked. Printed with Morris's Golden Type on fine mould-made paper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Longmans/ Chiswick Press,, 1898. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Original covers slightly marked and faded, otherwise very good indeed with excellent contents. No dust jacket.

London: Longmans and Co, 1898. Hardcover. VG (tear to dust jacket around window). Tan boards with brown lettering on front cover, brown cloth spine, plain light gray dust jacket with cut out window for title, 31 pp. "Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press ..."--Colophon.

A lecture delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881. The 2nd of six lectures by Morris published in the same format.
Description: Pale blue paper over boards, with the title page text reproduced on the upper front cover, cloth spine. Octavo: 21 × 14.5 cm; pp. [2] 31. Printed from 'Golden' type on fine mould-made paper.
Enclosed: Loosely inserted a printed note from the publisher indicating that the book may not be sold for a discounted price.
Ref.: Walsdorf 68
Condition: Minor age toning to covers. Endpapers and pages are clean and bright, hinges are sound. A very good copy.
Notes: Over the years this lecture has been one of the essays by Morris which has most often been reprinted, with special reference given to his words, "Time was when everybody that made anything made a work of art besides a useful piece of goods, and it gave them pleasure to make it […] if I have any worthy aspiration, it is the hope that I may help to bring about the day when we shall be able to… Read More

London: Longmans & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition copy of this notable art lecture delivered by the famous British designer and artist, William Morris. The first edition. Bound in the original paper boards with cloth spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the golden type designed by William Morris himself for the Kelmscott Press. A lecture delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881. Published posthumously. William Morris was a notable British textile designer, poet, artist, writer, activist and conservationist. He is widely known for his association with the British Arts and Crafts movement and is recognised as one of the most significant cultural figures of Victorian Britain. In the original half cloth binding. Externally, smart with marks to the boards and fading to the spine. Shelf wear to the edges. Offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise… Read More

N: Chiswick Press, 1898. Pp. [ii]+32(last blank); small demy 8vo; blue cloth backed light blue/grey papered boards, upper board lettered in black, the boards slightly faded and browned, top fore-corners lightly bruised, bottom fore-corners a trifle chipped, spine cloth faded; top edges uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the endpapers slightly offset, upper endpapers also a trifle soiled, a couple of pale spots of foxing; printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press, 1898. Walsdorf 68. *Text of a lecture delivered by Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881.

London: Longmans & Company, 1900. First editions thus. First editions thus. Three separate volumes. Original holland backed gray bpaper covered boards with black lettering on covers. All printed in Golden Type (designed by William Morris) on handmade paper at the Chiswick Press. One volume with advertisement laid in for "Lectures" by William Morris. Slight dusting and brown-toning, else near fine copies. A nice set.