William Morris Lot
8 books printed in association with the William Morris Society, Grolier Club, etc. Fine. 6 hardcover and 2 paperbacks (as issued). Fine. More
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The Last Romances and the Kelmscott Press
London: William Morris Society, 2009. Paperback. Annual Kelmscott lecture given on 28 October 2006. Fine in blue side-stapled paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front cover. Clean and bright with seven illustrations. 40 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
The Juvenilia of William Morris with a checklist and Unpublished Writings
New York and London: The William Morris Society, 1983. Paperback. Includes 13 unpublished juvenile poems by William Morris, some of which are fragments. White paper wrapper with black title to spine and front panel. Pristine, tight interior. 90 pages. MOR/080415. Fine. More
Socialist Aesthetics & The Shadows of Amiens
London: William Morris Society, 2011. Paperback. A Kelmscott Lecture. 24 November 2007. In cream side-stapled paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Includes 23 illustrations reproduced in black and white. 64 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
Socialism and the Literary Artistry of William Morris
Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 1990. Hardcover. A collection of 10 essays "representing a spectrum of critical approaches and topics, [these essays] explore the interconnections between Morris's political thought and his later writings. Although the occasion for this collection is the hundredth anniversary of the publication of the utopian romance 'News from Nowhere' (1891), these essays consider a variety of other works, ranging from socialist songs to theories of art" (jacket). New in black cloth boards with bronze title to spine. Clean and bright with frontispiece illustration. In new pink, grey, and black dust jacket with pink spine panel titled in black. 177 pages. MOR/080515. New / New. More
The Pastoral Vision of William Morris: The Earthly Paradise
Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1975. Hardcover. “Countering the widely accepted interpretation of William Morris’s Earthly Paradise as an expression of retreat from Victorian ugliness, Blue Calhoun asserts that the poem embodies a pastoral response to that troublous age” (jacket). Near fine in near fine illustrated dust jacket with orange title to front panel and off white title to spine. Fading to spine. Pristine interior. 263 pages. MOR/062910. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. More
Transactions of the William Morris Society. William Morris as a Socialist. A lecture given on 16th January 1957 to the William Morris Society at the Art Workers' Guild
London: William Morris Society, 1960. Paperback. Scarce. Designed by Peter Richard Sheen. Printed with letterpress and lithography. Bound in grey paper wrappers with Morris pattern. Minor wear to edges of wrappers and rubbing to spine. Clean and bright. [20 pages.] MOR/080515. Very Good. More
By Accident or Design? The Kelmscott Lecture
London: William Morris Society, 1996. Paperback. Very clean side-stapled gray paper wrappers with title to front panel. Minimal wear to corners. Pristine interior with bright text. Tight binding. 36 pages. MOR/052404. Near Fine. More
By Accident or Design? The 1992 Kelmscott Lecture
London: William Morris Society, 1992. Paperback. Fine in grey illustrated paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Side-stapled with slightly rusted staples. Minor foxing to interior of both covers and facing pages, else clean and bright. Several photographic illustrations. 36 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
William Morris and the Kelmscott Estate
The Antiquaries Journal, 1963. Paperback. Reprinted from the Antiquaries Journal Volume XLIII Part I, 1963. Very good in light blue side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrap. Small yellow spot to rear wrap has bled through to the last 6 pages but does not effect any of the text. Minor creasing to corners. Else is clean and bright. 16 pages. MOR/030812. Very Good in Wraps. More
The Book That Never Was. The Argument: How William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones attempted to make of The Earthly Paradise a big book with "lots of stories and pictures"; how they fared in this endeavor; and how their dream, though it evaded them, has yet outlived them
New York: Oriole Editions, 1971. Hardcover. Morris and Burne-Jones struggled to make their Earthly Paradise a reality but gave up in good part because they could not find type that was in harmony with the illustrations. Beige cloth backed light blue paper covered boards with blue title to spine. Pristine with illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones. Tight binding. In a tan dust jacket with dark blue title to spine and front panel. Housed in a tan paper covered slipcase with very minor wear to edges. Size: quarto. 86 pages. MOR/080515. New / New. More
A History of Kelmscott House
London: William Morris Society, 2010. Paperback. Second printing. In green illustrated side-stapled paper wrappers with white title to front cover. Includes 33 illustrations, most of which are in full color. An attractive, heavily illustrated publication detailing the history of Kelmscott house from 1780 through 2009, with the bulk of the book focusing on its most famous occupant, William Morris. Other owners including George Macdonald (1867 - 1877) and the Stephensons (1926 - 1972) are also discussed. 64 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
Beautiful Book, Beautiful House
Tacoma: Elliott Press, 2011. Pictorial Boards. Number 39 of 50 copies. This was a collaboration between printer Jessica Spring and librarian Jane Carlin's William Morris class that resulted in this book, a series of "homes" inspired by William Morris. The book is an artful construction and a charming homage to the great Morris. In fine condition. Unpaginated. MOR/100212. Fine. More
A Victorian Rebel. The Life of William Morris
New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1940. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Minor rubbing to spine panel. Interior is very clean with tight binding. Beige dj with faded black and yellow spine panel. Several chips to edges of dj. Index, 386 pp. MOR/110105. Very Good in Very Good dj. More
Wilfred Scawen Blunt and the Morrises
London: William Morris Society, 1981. Paperback. First annual Kelmscott lecture of the William Morris Society given on 30 September 1980. Fine in purple paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Sewn binding with white thread visible along spine. 45 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
Wilfred Scawen Blunt and the Morrises
London: William Morris Society, 1981. Paperback. First annual Kelmscott lecture of the William Morris Society given on 30 September 1980. Very good in purple paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Sewn binding with white thread visible along spine. Minor wear to edges of wrappers and minor fading along spine. 45 pages. MOR/080515. Very Good. More
William Morris and Eric Gill. William Morris Society. 1975
London: William Morris Society, 1975. Paperback. Limited to 1750 copies. This essay was developed by Peter Faulkner from one for which he was awarded a Peter Floud Memorial Prize in 1963. In light blue paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Clean and bright. 32 pages. MOR/080415. Fine. More
William Morris and the Idea of England
London: William Morris Society, 1992. Paperback. Kelmscott lecture given on 13th November 1991. Fine in yellow side-stapled paper wrappers with black title to front cover. 26 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
Tributes to Peter Floud, the Published Writings of Peter Floud, and the Wallpaper Designs of William Morris
Reprinted from The Penrose Annual, Vol. 54, 1960. Paper Wrappers. 4to. Light blue portfolio houses the loose articles mentioned above along with some relevant ephemera. Minor browning/discoloration to folio. Minor creasing to edges/corners of several sheets, else very clean. MOR/072505. Very Good Plus. More
The Books of William Morris Described with Some Account of His Doings in Literature and in the Allied Crafts
New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). Hardcover. Burt Franklin: Bibliography & Reference Series 104. This bibliography is organized generally by the period in which Morris was writing, although his writings on Socialism have their own chapter. The appendix lists Morris's voluminous contributions to The Commonweal. Blue cloth coverd boards with gilt title to spine. 221 pages. William Morris. MOR/071312. Near Fine. More
Warrior Bard: The Life of William Morris
London: Kennikat Press, [1970]. Hardcover. Illustrated by the authors. Reprint of edition first published in 1947. A romanticized account of Morris's life. Near ine condition in the original orange cloth covered boards. 175 pages. MOR/062910. Near Fine. More
From Art to Politics. John Ruskin and William Morris
London: William Morris Society, 2005. Hardcover. The Kelmscott annual lecture of the William Morris Society given on 3 November 2000. Fine in side-stapled white paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Slight wear to edges of covers, else fine. Clean and bright. 32 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
A Preliminary Handlist of Manuscripts and Documents of William Morris
London: William Morris Society, 1983. Paperback. Fine in side-stapled cream paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Slight rust to staples and light wear to edges of wrappers. Clean and bright. 107 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
The Change Beyond Change: A Dream of John Ball
London: William Morris Society, 1990. Paperback. Annual Kelmscott lecture given on 26 October 1989. Side-stapled light blue paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Rust to staples, else clean and bright. 20 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More
The Witch in the Wood. William Morris's Romance Heroines & the Late-Victorian 'New Woman'
London: William Morris Society, 2000. Paperback. The annual Kelmscott lecture of the William Morris Society given at the Art Workers' Guild on 7 November 1997. In side-stapled yellow paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Clean and bright with 6 illustrations. Staples are a little rusted. 32 pages. MOR/080515. Fine. More