(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

GUILFORD & GREEN.

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1970. 8vo. quarter morocco over patterned paper-covered boards. (ii), 88, (4) pages. Limited to 210 numbered copies. (Taylor A9). The first part of the book describes a visit made by Henry Morris to J. Barcham Green, the famous hand papermaking firm in England. Gives a history of the firm and reproduces correspondence between William Morris and Joseph Batchelor regarding production of paper. The second section of the book reprints... READ MORE about GUILFORD & GREEN

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 12587

(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

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

BOOKBINDING.

Leicester, England: The Dryad Press, (1967). 8vo. cloth. xii, 127 pages plus 11 plates. Eighth revised edition. Foreword by B.J. Fletcher, late Director of Art Education, Birmingham. Written to assist the teacher of Arts and Crafts in primary, secondary schools and training colleges. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131938

(Clinker Press). Neale, Dr.

GOOD KING WENCESLAS.

(Pasadena, CA): The Clinker Press, 2007. 4to. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. unpaginated. Limited to 60 numbered copies. Reprint. Introductioin by William Morris, illustrations by Arthur J. Gaskin. A rendition of a famous Christmas carol. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about GOOD KING WENCESLAS

Price: $80.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129826

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

Dunlap, Joseph R.

THE BOOK THAT NEVER WAS.

Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones.
New York: Oriole Editions, 1971. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket, slipcase. (vi), 86 pages. Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones. First edition. "How William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones attempted to make of THE EARTHLY PARADISE A BIG BOOK ...." READ MORE about THE BOOK THAT NEVER WAS

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2252

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 lacking. Ex-libris with markings. READ MORE about PRE-RAPHAELITISM, A BIBLIOCRITICAL STUDY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131311

Jackson, Holbrook.

THE PRINTING OF BOOKS.

London: Cassell & Co., (1938). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 285 pages. First edition. Discusses printing from the reader's point of view. Articles on the relationship between many famous authors and their printers; also articles on Morris, Fraser, etc. Lacking the dust jacket, else fine. READ MORE about THE PRINTING OF BOOKS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13812

(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 save 50% $47.50  other currencies  Order nr. 103887

Loxley, Simon.

EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.125 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 216 pages. This book is an attempt to give a comprehensive sense of Emery Walker as a person, along with his career and achievements, in part through correspondence with important people in his life. The letters are accompanied by brief biographies of the correspondents and essays that examine some of the key stages and achievements of Walker's career. Walker was a.... READ MORE about EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133470

Masefield, John.

THANKS BEFORE GOING WITH OTHER GRATITUDE FOR OLD DELIGHT.

London: William Heinemann Ltd., (1947). large 12mo. cloth. vi, 216 pages. First edition. (Handley-Taylor 64) A 22 page chapter on William Morris is an appreciation of his art as Masefield comes to realize "with full acuteness, the loneliness and the heroism of the man and all the greatness of his invention." Foxing along inner gutters. READ MORE about THANKS BEFORE GOING WITH OTHER GRATITUDE FOR OLD DELIGHT

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58206

McLean, Ruari.

MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY.

London: Faber & Faber, 1958 (1959 printing). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 116 pages. Second impression of first edition. Illustrated. An important study. Price clipped. READ MORE about MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34929