[KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, WILLIAM. Poems by the Way. Hammersmith, 1895. Printed in Golden type in black and red, first page of text with full woodcut page-border, numerous 10-line and smaller initial capitals. Small 4to, original stiff vellum, spine gilt-lettered, silk ties, uncut, spine minor age darkened, covers slightly bowing, upper slik tie broken. LIMITED EDITION, one of an edition of 310. Cockerell 2 ("This was the first book printed at the Kelmscott Press in two colours, & the first book in which the smaller printer's mark appeared"); Peterson A2.

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[KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, WILLIAM. Poems by the Way. Hammersmith, 1895. Printed in Golden type in black and red, first page of text with full woodcut page-border, numerous 10-line and smaller initial capitals. Small 4to, original stiff vellum, spine gilt-lettered, silk ties, uncut, spine minor age darkened, covers slightly bowing, upper slik tie broken. LIMITED EDITION, one of an edition of 310. Cockerell 2 ("This was the first book printed at the Kelmscott Press in two colours, & the first book in which the smaller printer's mark appeared"); Peterson A2.

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