Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. 98pp. Original quarter linen backed blue-grey paper covered boards. Printed in black and red from Chaucer type, title-page woodcut border after Burne-Jones, with the first line of text in red. Overseen by F.S. Ellis. One of 350 copies (of the entire edition of 358). Frontispiece by Edward Burne-Jones. Printed in Chaucer type, with titles and shoulder notes in red, and with numerous borders and initials designed by William Morris.
The original binding is about fine with the lower corners very slightly bumped. There is a red leather bookplate of C.S. (Punch) Barlow on the front free endpaper, with some offsetting to the adjacent pages. There is an earlier bookplate on the front pastedown. Otherwise the book is internally near fine. In a custom made folding cloth chemise with gilt lettering on the spine. A superb example of private press printing and a scarce Kelmscott item.
- Binding Condition: Near Fine
- Overall Condition: Very Good Plus
- Size: 8vo.
- Sold By: Ronald Levine - Modern First Editions
- Contact Person: Ronald Levine
- Country: South Africa
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- Telephone: 011643 8437
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