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KELMSCOTT PRESS -- VORAGINE, Jacobus de (1228-1298). The Golden Legend, translated by William Caxton, edited by Frederick S. Ellis. Hammersmith: printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, finished on 12 September 1892.
3 volumes, 4° (290 x 210mm). Golden type. Woodcut title-page, 2 full-page woodcuts after Edward Burne-Jones in volume I, corresponding borders on the facing pages, numerous 10- to 4-line initials, printer's device at end of volume III. (Occasional light browning.) Contemporary niger by B.A. L[ucking] of the Chiswick Art Guild, signed on the rear turn in, front covers with title 'the Golden Legend of master William Caxton done anew' highlighted in gold-tooled dots against a ground of scrolling flowers, plain spines with raised bands tooled only with stars to indicate volume numbers, top edges gilt, others uncut (light rubbing at corners and board edges). Provenance: Sir Thomas Edward Watson of Newport (bookplate), thence by descent.
LIMITED TO 500 COPIES ON PAPER, this copy finely bound by Miss B.A. Lucking. Marianne Tidcombe notes that the Chiswick Art Workers Guild of the Chiswick School of Arts and Crafts, a close neighbour of the Kelmscott Press, was 'best known for modelled niger bindings highlighted with gold-tooled dots.' In 1901 the name of the School was changed to the Acton and Chiswick Polytechnic, and from 1901 to 1914 Miss Lucking was the bookbinding teacher (Women Bookbinders 1880-1920, 1996, p. 161). Cockerell 7; Peterson A7.
3 volumes, 4° (290 x 210mm). Golden type. Woodcut title-page, 2 full-page woodcuts after Edward Burne-Jones in volume I, corresponding borders on the facing pages, numerous 10- to 4-line initials, printer's device at end of volume III. (Occasional light browning.) Contemporary niger by B.A. L[ucking] of the Chiswick Art Guild, signed on the rear turn in, front covers with title 'the Golden Legend of master William Caxton done anew' highlighted in gold-tooled dots against a ground of scrolling flowers, plain spines with raised bands tooled only with stars to indicate volume numbers, top edges gilt, others uncut (light rubbing at corners and board edges). Provenance: Sir Thomas Edward Watson of Newport (bookplate), thence by descent.
LIMITED TO 500 COPIES ON PAPER, this copy finely bound by Miss B.A. Lucking. Marianne Tidcombe notes that the Chiswick Art Workers Guild of the Chiswick School of Arts and Crafts, a close neighbour of the Kelmscott Press, was 'best known for modelled niger bindings highlighted with gold-tooled dots.' In 1901 the name of the School was changed to the Acton and Chiswick Polytechnic, and from 1901 to 1914 Miss Lucking was the bookbinding teacher (Women Bookbinders 1880-1920, 1996, p. 161). Cockerell 7; Peterson A7.
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