Bracketpress, 2008. Hard Cover. 1 of 60 copies printed for subscribers to the Incline Press. This essay, first written for the Idler, appeared in issue No. 41 - The Q.I. Issue, published on the fist day of May 2008. Fine in grey cloth backed grey paper covered boards with black title to front board. Pristine interior printed in Morris Golden type with Morris ornaments and frontispiece illustration by Edward Burne-Jones (reprinted from 'A Dream of John Ball and A King's Lesson' by William Morris) on Zerkall edelweiss halbmatt paper. Includes a laid-in 4 page facsimile letter by Morris. 13 pages. MOR/121216. Fine. More about On the Visionary Work and Revolutionary Life of an Idle Idol: William Morris

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 about Beautiful Book, Beautiful House

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892. This monumental three volume work was one of the early achievements of the renowned Kelmscott Press. This is a single sheet from the book (pages 521-522 from Volume II) with two ten-line and one six-line beautiful ornamental initials designed by William Morris. Printed in Golden type on Flower paper. Small chips and light browning to margins otherwise very good condition. PRI/120518. Very Good. More about The Golden Legend [Disbound page

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892. This monumental three volume work was one of the early achievements of the renowned Kelmscott Press. This is a single sheet from the book (pages 467-468 from Volume II) with one ten-line and two six-line beautiful ornamental initials designed by William Morris. Printed in Golden type on Flower paper. Small chips and light browning to margins otherwise very good condition. PRI/120518. Very Good. More about The Golden Legend [Disbound page

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892. This monumental three volume work was one of the early achievements of the renowned Kelmscott Press. This is a single sheet from the book (pages 159-160 from Volume I) with one ten-line and one six-line beautiful ornamental initials designed by William Morris. Printed in Golden type on Flower paper. Small chips and light browning to margins otherwise very good condition. PRI/120518. Very Good. More about The Golden Legend [Disbound page

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, [1896-1897]. Six Leaves, pages 83-94, from "The Wanderers and March" in The Earthly Paradise that offer a wonderful example of the fine printing of the Kelmscott Press and the impressive poetry of Morris. Pages 83-90 are from "The Wanderers". Pages 91-94 are from "March", with the opening text , border decoration and ten-line decorated initial "S" of March. Other pages with four and six line decorated initials. Printed in black and red Golden type on Apple paper. In near fine condition. PRI/050216. Near Fine. More about Six Kelmscott Press Leaves from The Earthly Paradise

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, [1896]. Arthur Gaskin. Five text pages plus two of the twelve full page illustrations by Arthur Gaskin. This was one of the later books of the Kelmscott Press, and it was finished several days after Morris's death on October 3, 1896. These beautiful sample pages include the first three pages for "Januarie" and the first two for March. The Januarie pages are in near fine condition but the March leaf has a tear along the bottom margin not affecting text. Each has a striking ten line first initial. The two Gaskin illustrations are printed on the versos of a bifold leaf. There is a three inch tear along the bottom of the fold not affecting the illustrations. Accompanied by a proof of the front cover showing the lettering. Very nice examples of Kelmscott Press printing and illustration. PRI/011816. Very Good. More about Sample pages for The Shepheardes Calender Conteyning Twelve Aeglogues, Proportionable to the...

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011. Hardcover. First Edition. 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. It was recognized even in its time as the most remarkable and important production from this influential press. In fine condition in fine dustjacket. 280 pages. PRI/102814. Fine / Fine. More about The Kelmscott Chaucer: A Census

Kirkwood, MO: The Printery, 2006. Hard Cover. Number vii of ix copies reserved for the author. (There were 150 copies in the edition.) Inscribed by Jack Walsdorf to Greg Campbell, who bound the book at his Campbell-Logan Bindery: "For Greg Campbell from the author, Jack Walsdorf, 11-04-06." Laid-in is a thank you note from Jack to Greg for the gift of another finely bound book. This beautiful work is a fitting homage to the great William Morris for his impact on the history of printing and the renaissance of the private press. It is a beautifully printed work that was a runner-up for the prestigious Carl Hertzog award for outstanding achievement in the book arts. The engaging text describes the collecting experiences of the late Jack Walsdorf, one of the most significant collectors of books by or about Morris in the past half century (Jack unfortunately died earlier this year). Walsdorf, in fact, formed not one but three major Morris collections over a period of more than thirty years, selling each and then setting out to build another of equal merit. This version of the book is bound in green quarter leather with gilt titling and with Morris inspired green and gilt floral paper boards. Set in Jenson and Italian Old Style types and printed on a handpress in six colors on Somerset Book, a mould made paper from England. The book has an original leaf from the Kelmscott Press's Child Christopher (pages 247-248) There are also tipped-in facsimile photos of Morris and of his study and five illustrations of items from Walsdorf's collection. Housed in a green silk cloth covered slip-case. In fine condition. 37 pages. MOR/092217. Fine. More about On Collecting William Morris: A Memoir. Together with an original leaf from the 1895 Kelmscott...