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MORRIS, William (1834-1896). The Well at the World's End. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896.
Large 4° (285 x 207mm). Chaucer type, printed in black and red, 4 wood-engraved illustrations after Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Original limp vellum with ties.
LIMITED TO 350 COPIES ON PAPER at 5 guineas. Known to be 'in the press' from 1892 to 1895, this work contains 8 borders and 6 different ornaments which appeared here for the first time. Morris rightly regarded the 'magnificent and inimitable' illustrations of Burne-Jones very highly. 'These gave Morris particular satisfaction because they formed not only a series of most beautiful and imaginative pictures, but also made "the most harmonious decoration possible to the printed book"' (John Dreyfus, 'William Morris: Typographer', p.88). Sparling 39.
Large 4° (285 x 207mm). Chaucer type, printed in black and red, 4 wood-engraved illustrations after Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Original limp vellum with ties.
LIMITED TO 350 COPIES ON PAPER at 5 guineas. Known to be 'in the press' from 1892 to 1895, this work contains 8 borders and 6 different ornaments which appeared here for the first time. Morris rightly regarded the 'magnificent and inimitable' illustrations of Burne-Jones very highly. 'These gave Morris particular satisfaction because they formed not only a series of most beautiful and imaginative pictures, but also made "the most harmonious decoration possible to the printed book"' (John Dreyfus, 'William Morris: Typographer', p.88). Sparling 39.
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