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(William, translator) The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane, one of 350 copies on Perch paper, printed in red and black in Chaucer type, wood-engraved title, borders and initials designed by William Morris, J.W. and Margaret Mackail's copy with their book-label on front pastedown, original holland-backed boards, upper cover titled in black, uncut, small spot on upper cover, [Peterson A21, Related Materials (n)], 16mo, Kelmscott Press, 1893. John W.Mackail (1859-1945), classical scholar, literary critic and poet, who wrote Biblia Innocentium for the press; his wife, Margaret, was the daughter of Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

***"Seventy-six sets of sheets of King Florus were distributed by Tregaskis to the world's leading binders, and the results were exhibited in London between 27 June and 7 July 1894...These copies are now in the John Rylands Library, Manchester." Peterson.