Coupe, Robert L. M.

ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS IN ENGLISH.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. small 4to. cloth with dust jacket. 240 pages. First edition. This prestigious work presents a detailed description of the various editions of works by William Morris, in which one or more artists have illustrated the text. Each bibliographic entry, in addition to supplying comprehensive information on the physical appearance of the title, emphasizes the artistic aspects of the particular book. The author has paid special attention to each..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS IN ENGLISH

Price: $49.95  other currencies  Order nr. 70934

Fredeman, William E.

PRE-RAPHAELITISM, A BIBLIOCRITICAL STUDY.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 327 pages. Commentary followed by a bibliography broken down into 100 sections covering sources, bibliographies of individuals, bibliography of the movement and bibliography of illustrations. Specific information on Brown, Burne-Jones, Morris, Rossetti and others. Jacket spine faded. READ MORE about PRE-RAPHAELITISM, A BIBLIOCRITICAL STUDY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 37120

Macrobert, T.M.

PRINTED BOOKS, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO FINE TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957. tall 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 8 pages followed by 46 full page plates. First edition. Plates show pages by Schoffer, Froben, Tory, Caslon, Bodoni, Fournier, Baskerville, Kelmscott and others. Covers laminated. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO FINE TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $7.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71711

Presser, Helmut.

ABC DER GROSSEN DRUCKER.

Mainz: Eggebrecht-Presse, 1951. small 4to. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket. 59, (5) pages. Alphabetical listing of 27 famous printers. Each entry has a one-page biographical sketch of the printer followed by a full-page reproduction from a book printed by that printer. Initials by Aldus Manutius and Zainer ("A" and "Z") gilt-stamped on front and back covers respectively. Printed on special paper stock. Dust jacket worn at head of spine, else fine. READ MORE about ABC DER GROSSEN DRUCKER

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50011

Tveteras, Egil.

TO BOKTRYKKERE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, WILLIAM MORRIS.

Oslo: AAS & Wahls, 1954. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 85 pages. First edition, limited to 800 copies. The arts of book printing and writing preface a study of Benjamin Franklin and William Morris in this publication. Illustrated in black-and-white. New Year's card of the publisher loosely inserted which is signed in ink. In Swedish. READ MORE about TO BOKTRYKKERE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, WILLIAM MORRIS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61574

(Bookbinding). Hewitt-Bates, J.S.

BOOKBINDING.

Leicester, England: The Dryad Press, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 127 pages plus 11 plates. Eighth edition, revised. Foreword by B.J. Fletcher, late Director of Art Education, Birmingham and preface by David W. Billett, the person who revised this edition. Written to assist the teacher of Arts and Crafts in primary, secondary schools and training colleges.jacket chipped with pieces missing at top of spine. Name in ink on front free endpaper. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 37364

(Clinker Press, The). Morris, William.

THE SOCIALIST POEMS OF WILLIAM MORRIS.

n.p. (but Tualatin, OR: Clinker Press, The, 2020). 4to. quarter silk, marbled paper covered boards. (42) leaves. Limited to 30 copies bound by Mariana Blau. Printed at The Clinker Press by Andre Chaves, "during the various waves of the crown virus affecting us all." Introduction by the printer. Chaves also reproduced the illustrations from the original Walter Crane illustrations featured in Morris' novel News From Nowhere (1890). Caslon typeface on Somerset paper. READ MORE about THE SOCIALIST POEMS OF WILLIAM MORRIS

Price: $195.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135583

(Clinker Press). Morris, William.

FLORA.

n.p. (but Pasadena, CA): Clinker Press, The, n.d. tall 4to. broadside. Privately printed by Andre Chaves of the Clinker Press. READ MORE about FLORA

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134806

(Clinker Press). Morris, William.

SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY.

N.P. n.p., n.d. broadside (12 1/2 by 10 inches). Broadside with quotation by Edmond Spenser, however William Morris mentioned it as well for his particularly love of the river. Color floral decorations. Signed by Andre Chaves. READ MORE about SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132585

(Clinker Press). Morris, William.

"YES, SURELY! AND IF OTHERS CAN SEE IT AS I HAVE SEEN IT, THEN IT MAY BE CALLED A VISION RATHER THAN A DREAM."

Pasadena, CA: Clinker Press, The, 2004. small folio. broadside. Broadside with a quotation by William Morris taken from an Exerpt from News from Nowhere. With a decorative illustration. Designed and printed by Andre Chaves for the Zamorano Club. READ MORE about "YES, SURELY! AND IF OTHERS CAN SEE IT AS I HAVE SEEN IT, THEN IT MAY BE CALLED A VISION...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135695

Johnston, Paul.

BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (xi), 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. (Hart no.134). An important look at bookmaking from the Whittinghams to Elmer Adler. Many facsimile title pages and other illustrations. Essays on William Morris, Pickering, and other influences on American typography. Shows the work of Dwiggins, Rogers, Adler, and many others. Only front cover of jacket is present. READ MORE about BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 19236

(Kelmscott Press). Peterson, William S. and Sylvia Holton Peterson.

THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER: A CENSUS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2011. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 280 pages. When William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press, his celebrated private press, in 1891, one of the books he intended to print was an edition of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer. Because of its size and complexity, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer did not emerge from the press until June 1896, shortly before Morris's death. Even at the time of..... READ MORE about THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER: A CENSUS

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 103887