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Morris' Defence of Guenevere, Kelmscott edition

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Morris' Defence of Guenevere, Kelmscott edition

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Heading: (Kelmscott Press)
Author: Morris, William
Title: The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems
Place Published: [Hammersmith]
Publisher:[Kelmscott Press]
Date Published: [1892]
Description:

[2], 169,1 pp. Woodcut initials and borders designed by Morris. (8vo) 20.5x14.6 cm (8¼x5¾"), original limp vellum, green silk ties, titled by hand on spine. Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. One of 300 copies on paper from a total edition of 310.

The first book by William Morris, first published in 1858 and then reprinted by his Kelmscott Press in 1892. It is the first Kelmscott edition to be issued in the signature limp vellum.

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Mild soiling to vellum; near fine.

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Morris' Defence of Guenevere, Kelmscott edition

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