Lot 181
  • 181

Kelmscott Press

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

Morris, William. The Wood beyond the World. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. 8vo (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 212 x 140 mm). Printed in red and black, wood engraved frontispiece after Edward Burne-Jones, ornamental woodcut borders and initials. Publisher's limp vellum, silk ties, in a black half morocco drop box. Limited to 358 copies of which this is one of 350 on paper. Ms. exlibris of Alice Boyd Penkill on front endpaper. Peterson A27.



Morris, William. The Tale of Beowulf. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1895. Large 4to (11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 289 x 210 mm). Printed in red and black, ornamental woodcut title, borders and initials. Publisher's limp vellum, silk ties, in a black half cloth drop box. Limited to 308 copies of which is is one of 300 on paper. Peterson A32.



Meinhold, William. Sidonia the Sorceress. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893. Large 8vo (11 1/4 x 8 in.; 285 x 203 mm). Printed in red and black, ornamental woodcut border and initials. Publisher's limp vellum, silk ties, in a black half morocco drop box. Limited to 310 copies of which this is one of 300 on paper. Peterson A19.



[With:] Reginald Hill. The Wood Beyond. Blakeney, Gloucestershire: Scorpion Press, 1996. 8vo. Blue half leather and marbled boards. No. 41 of 85 numbered copies, signed by the author.



Together 4 works.

Condition

Morris, William. The Wood beyond the World. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. 8vo (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 212 x 140 mm). Printed in red and black, wood engraved frontispiece after Edward Burne-Jones, ornamental woodcut borders and initials. Publisher's limp vellum, silk ties, in a black half morocco drop box. Limited to 358 copies of which this is one of 350 on paper. Ms. exlibris of Alice Boyd Penkill on front endpaper. Peterson A27. Morris, William. The Tale of Beowulf. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1895. Large 4to (11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 289 x 210 mm). Printed in red and black, ornamental woodcut title, borders and initials. Publisher's limp vellum, silk ties, in a black half cloth drop box. Limited to 308 copies of which is is one of 300 on paper. Peterson A32. Meinhold, William. Sidonia the Sorceress. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893. Large 8vo (11 1/4 x 8 in.; 285 x 203 mm). Printed in red and black, ornamental woodcut border and initials. Publisher's limp vellum, silk ties, in a black half morocco drop box. Limited to 310 copies of which this is one of 300 on paper. Peterson A19. [With:] Reginald Hill. The Wood Beyond. Blakeney, Gloucestershire: Scorpion Press, 1996. 8vo. Blue half leather and marbled boards. No. 41 of 85 numbered copies, signed by the author. Together 4 works.
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