54: Cockerell : Lot 54

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54: Cockerell

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Cockerell

(Sydney C., editor) Some German Woodcuts of the Fifteenth Century, one of 225 copies on Perch paper, printed in red and black in Golden type, wood-engraved initial designed by William Morris, illustrations, original holland-backed boards, upper cover titled in black, uncut, small stain to lower cover, corners bumped and a little worn, small split to spine, [Peterson A49], large 4to, Kelmscott Press, 1898.

***Since 1892 Cockerell had been studying Morris's library with the view to publishing a catalogue by the press. After Morris's death it was decided to publish this work including part of an article written by Morris, the illustrations of the woodcuts which had already been prepared and a list of the relevant books in Morris's library..