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, & An Annotated List of the Book Printed Thereat
New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. LIMITED EDITION. Hardcover. A beautiful limited edition of 750 copies published to note the centenary of Morris's death. Printed by the Stinehour Press. Bound in rust colored paper covered boards with a Morris design. Cream linen spine with gold title. An enlarged and corrected version, designed and typeset by William Peterson, who also wrote the book's introduction. In addition to The Note with Morris's thoughts on paper, fonts, and book design, there are two sections reprinting Sydney Cockerell's history of the Kelmscott Press and an annotated list of books published by the press. Includes several illustrations. Pristine. 78 pages. MOR/051306. New.
Item #28514
ISBN: 0910672180
Price: $25.00