20th Aug, 2020 11:00
The Oxford Library Sale
541
KELMSCOTT PRESS
KELMSCOTT PRESS, A Note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kemscott Press together with a short description of the Press by S.C.Cockerell and an annotated list of the books printed thereat. Frontispiece of Psyche Borne Off by Zephyrus, drawn by Edward Burne - Jones, and engraved by William Morris. Illustrated and with red and black type. The Last page reads:- This was the last book printed at the Kelmscott Press. It was finished at No. XIV Upper Mall Hammersmith in the County of London on the fourth day of March, MDCCCXCVIII. Sold by the Trustees of the late William Morris of Kelmscott Press. With loose leaf advertisement dated Nov. 22 1897. Ex. Lib. with stamps and annotations, original boards, stains. Rebacked. (209x146mm)
Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300
KELMSCOTT PRESS, A Note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kemscott Press together with a short description of the Press by S.C.Cockerell and an annotated list of the books printed thereat. Frontispiece of Psyche Borne Off by Zephyrus, drawn by Edward Burne - Jones, and engraved by William Morris. Illustrated and with red and black type. The Last page reads:- This was the last book printed at the Kelmscott Press. It was finished at No. XIV Upper Mall Hammersmith in the County of London on the fourth day of March, MDCCCXCVIII. Sold by the Trustees of the late William Morris of Kelmscott Press. With loose leaf advertisement dated Nov. 22 1897. Ex. Lib. with stamps and annotations, original boards, stains. Rebacked. (209x146mm)
