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(Bayberry Hill). Johnson, Ruth & Foster.

A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY & KELMSCOTT MANOR.

Meriden, CT: Bayberry Hill, 1968. small 4to. quarter red cloth, with paste on labels to the spine and front cover, and wallpaper-covered boards in the Acorn pattern, designed by William Morris, in black. (iv), 20 (4) pages. Limited to 75 numbered copies constituting Keepsake Number 86 of the Columbiad Club of Connecticut (Johnson,32). An account of a bookman's tour of the great Oxford library, whose continuous history dates from 1602, and a visit to the... READ MORE about A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY & KELMSCOTT MANOR.

Price: $175.00 other currencies Order nr. 62217

(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

(Book Catalogue).

FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE CONTAINING FORTY SELECTIONS FROM STOCK.

New York: House of El Dieff Inc., 1975. 4to. cloth. 42 pages. Includes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's collection of manuscripts and a Kelmscott Chaucer on vellum. READ MORE about FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE CONTAINING FORTY SELECTIONS FROM STOCK.

Price: $5.00 other currencies Order nr. 990

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

BOOKBINDING.

Leicester, England: The Dryad Press, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 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. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING.

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 20987

(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, (1954). 8vo. cloth. xii, 127 pages plus 11 plates. Sixth 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. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING.

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 40533

(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

(Burne-Jones, Edward).

MASTERS IN ART, A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPHS. PART 19. BURNE-JONES.

Boston: Bates & Guild Company, Publishers, 1901. large 8vo. paper wrappers. not paginated. Masters in Art Part 19, Volume 2, which the entire issue is illustrated with ten plates which reproduce the paintings of Edward Burne-Jones. It includes a biographical sketch, and a commentary on the art of Burne-Jones, with criticisms from "The Edinburgh review" and a bibliography. Covers chipped. READ MORE about MASTERS IN ART, A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPHS. PART 19. BURNE-JONES.

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 58228

(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 for his 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). 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

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: $55.00 other currencies Order nr. 96190

De Vinne, Theodore Low.

A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES, WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FACSIMILE AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE EARLY AND RECENT PRINTING OF BOOKS.

New York: The Century Co., 1902. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label, top edge gilt. xx, 485 pages. First edition. (Hart no.15). Hundreds of illustrations. With 14 pages devoted to William Morris and the Kelmscott Press. Slip bound in at the front stating "To Mr. Cepha Brannerd with the compliments of Theo. L. De Vinne." Wear at spine ends; spine label is chipped along one edge. Bookplates on front pastedown. READ MORE about A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES, WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FACSIMILE AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE...

Price: $85.00 other currencies Order nr. 128480

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 spine faded. READ MORE about PRE-RAPHAELITISM, A BIBLIOCRITICAL STUDY.

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 37120

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

Gray, Basil.

THE ENGLISH PRINT.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1937. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket with paper cover label showing an illustration. xvi, 224, (2) pages in addition to 24 plates throughout the text. First edition, authored by the Assistant Keeper of the British Museum. Includes much information on Blake, Morris, Millais, Sandys, Burne-Jones and many others. Illustrated with 24 collotype plates and eight head and tail pieces. Light chipping of jacket. READ MORE about THE ENGLISH PRINT.

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 43827

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

(Lead Graffiti). Tippett, Jane Marguerite.

THE MULTIFACETED MR. MORRIS.

Newark, DE: Lead Graffiti, 2012. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Limited edition of 100 copies. Entitled The Multifaceted Mr. Morris, this is the catalogue of the William Morris exhibition mounted in the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection at the University of Delaware for the Useful & Beautiful conference held in October 2010. More than 30 books, manuscripts, drawings, and other works were highlighted and the book's introduction tells the story of how the collector, Mark... READ MORE about THE MULTIFACETED MR. MORRIS.

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 110088

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. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO FINE TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 4460

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

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 save 50% $7.50 other currencies Order nr. 58206

McLean, Ruari.

MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY.

London: Faber & Faber, 1958. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 116 pages. First edition, second impression. Illustrated. An important study. Jacket price-clipped. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 15728

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

Morris, William

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