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Quarto., Hammersmith., 1897. 4to. 91pp. One of only two Kelmscott Press titles printed in blue, as well as red and black ink. Beautiful opening spread borders and two illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones along with ornamental initials and borders throughout. Limited to 300 copies. (Sparling, 52, Peterson A52). Fine in limp full vellum with some original ties, four missing. Morris profoundly influenced the typographical revival of the late 19th century by showing that printing was an art and its details worth infinite trouble. "The Kelmscott Press...was far and away the most splendid of all private presses." Colin Franklin. A Beautiful copy bound in vellum.
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LOVE IS ENOUGH, OR THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY: OR THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY
by (Kelmscott Press) Morris, William
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OF KINGS' TREASURES
by (Ballantine Press) Ruskin, John
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London., George Allen., 1902. 8vo. Full vellum over boards. Printed on handmade unbleached Arnold paper. 120 pp. The subject matter of this book and the following Of Queen's Garden are lectures on reading and books. Bound in full vellum with gilt stamp and spine. Very fine condition except silk ties are missing.
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OF QUEENS' GARDENS
by (Ballantine Press) Ruskin, John
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London., George Allen., 1902. 8mo. Full vellum over boards, stamped in gilt. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower and vine border on each page with red initials scattered about. Some soiling on covers, three ties are missing, otherwise fine. Index is uncut. 96pp.
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The Romance of Syr Perecyvelle of Gales
by (Kelmscott Press). MORRIS, WILLIAM
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Hammersmith, Kelmscott Press., 1895. 8mo. Upper Mall, Hammersmith Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. 1895. Limited Edition. Octavo. 98pp. Original quarter linen and blue-gray paper covered boards; a few pencil notations on the front free endpaper, else a fine copy. One of three hundred fifty copies. Printed in black and red from Chaucer types, title-page woodcut border after Burne-Jones, with the first line of text in red.'Overseen by F.S. Ellis. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, One of 350 copies (of a whole edition of 358). Frontispiece by Edward Burne-Jones. Printed in Chaucer type, with titles and shoulder notes in red, and with numerous borders and initials designed by William Morris. Interior fine. Linen backed boards, very good: spine extremities a bit worn, two bottom corners worn, covers a bit faded, edges damp stained.. Printed in red and black, wood engraved frontispiece, ornamental woodcut borders and initials. (Peterson A33).
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