William morris book designer (3 risultati)

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white vellum over boards, three red silk ties across the front and rear boards blocked in black to the front board, probably designed by Charles Ricketts, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Hand written Number 9 of 50 Limited Edition numbered copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains 6-(xiv), 60 printed pages of text. In very near Fine condition and housed in red cloth drop front box with clear acrylic glass lid. Light sun fading down the spine of the box. Extremely rare production. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cream buckram cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, symmetrical Venetian architectural interior design by Charles Ricketts to the upper panel, top edge gilt. Quarto. 9'' x 7''. Hand written Number 12 of 50 Limited Edition Numbered Copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains [xiv] 58 printed pages of text. Superb monochrome relief bookplate belonging to D. R. H. Williams to the front paste down. Light foxing to the end papers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Limited edition. Limited edition. One of only 300 paper copies. 3 volumes in 2. Printed in Troy and Chaucer type, chapter headings in red. Numerous woodcut border decorations and initials. Bound in publisher's limp vellum, yapped fore-edges. spines lettered in gilt, fore and bottom edges of leaves untrimmed. Near Fine with light wear and soiling to vellum, untrimmed edges browning, occasional light foxing but overall quite clean; colophon with offsetting from item previously laid in. Original ties clipped at fore-edges. Bookplates of William Harris Arnold. A lovely Kelmscott printing of the 15th century French courtly romance written by Raoul Lefevre, chaplain to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. The Caxton translation was first printed by him c.1475, considered the first book printed in the English language. Beautifully decorated with woodcuts designed by William Morris. Morris wrote of it, "The book will be ornamented very richly with woodcut ornaments entirely designed by myself; no labour or expense will be spared on them and there will be much variety in them. The semi-Gothic type designed by me (with special regard to legibility) will appear in this book for the first time." The paper was handmade by James Batchelor, with watermark of a bouquet with Morris's initials. Peterson A8.…