(Kelmscott Press). Morris, William.

THE DEFENCE OF GUENEVERE, AND OTHER POEMS.

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892. 8vo. original publisher's limp vellum with silk ties. Gothic calligraphic lettering in black ink on spine. (ii), 169+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 310 copies, this being one of 300 copies printed on paper. (Cockerell 5, Peterson A5, Walsdorf 5). Bookplate of George Hewitt Myers on front pastedown. Limp vellum lightly soiled, with minor spotting on the rear cover. All four ties are separated, with the remains of one..... READ MORE about THE DEFENCE OF GUENEVERE, AND OTHER POEMS

Price: $4,750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58057

(Kelmscott Press). Morris, William.

OF THE FRIENDSHIP OF AMIS AND AMILE.

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. 12mo. original publisher's quarter cloth with Holland backed blue paper-covered boards. (iv), 67+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 515 copies of which this is one of 500 copies printed on paper. (Cockerel 23, Peterson A23, Walsdorf 23). Very light rubbing to the Holland backed boards, else a fine copy. Printed in Chaucer type, in black and red, and is uniform in size with the romances from the French, as..... READ MORE about OF THE FRIENDSHIP OF AMIS AND AMILE

Price: $2,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 43962

Morris, William.

THE IDEAL BOOK, ESSAYS AND LECTURES ON THE ARTS OF THE BOOK BY WILLIAM MORRIS.

Edited by William S. Peterson.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. 4to. cloth-backed boards, slipcase. xlii,134 pages. Edited by William S. Peterson. "The picture-book is not, perhaps, absolutely necessary to man's life, but it gives us such endless pleasure...that it must remain one of the very worthiest things towards the production of which reasonable men should strive." - William Morris, The Ideal Book, 1893 Long introduction by the editor, William S. Peterson, followed by reprints of most of Morris's important..... READ MORE about THE IDEAL BOOK, ESSAYS AND LECTURES ON THE ARTS OF THE BOOK BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 1478

Morris, William.

THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM MORRIS TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

London, New York: Longmans, Green, 1950. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 406 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. With book shop label, "Bertrand Smith's Acres of Books." READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM MORRIS TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137974

Morris, William.

A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS TOGETHER WITH A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESS BY S.C. COCKERELL AND AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BOOKS PRINTED THEREAT.

Edited by William Peterson.
(New York): Grolier Club, 1996. 8vo. quarter cloth with printed paper-covered boards. xii, (ii), 78, (3) pages. Edited by William Peterson. Enlarged and corrected edition, printed in an edition limited to 750 copies. To celebrate the Morris centenary year, the Grolier Club and the William Morris Society in the United States published this enlarged and corrected version of the very last book published by the Kelmscott Press. This autobiographical history of Morris and his Kelmscott..... READ MORE about A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS TOGETHER WITH A SHORT...

Price: $90.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62019

Morris, William.

SOME HINTS ON PATTERN-DESIGNING. A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE WORKINGMAN'S COLLEGE, LONDON, ON DECEMBER 10, 1881.

London: Chiswick Press, 1899. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 45 pages. First edition. (Printing and the Mind of Man 367). An important address on decoration and the arts. A near fine copy. READ MORE about SOME HINTS ON PATTERN-DESIGNING. A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE WORKINGMAN'S COLLEGE, LONDON, ON...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25684

Morris, William.

THREE WORKS BY WILLIAM MORRIS. With an Introduction by A.L. Morton.

New York: International Publishers, (1973). tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 401+(1) pages. Third printing. Corner bumped. READ MORE about THREE WORKS BY WILLIAM MORRIS. With an Introduction by A.L. Morton

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 116381