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Roycroft, Books, set of two
Roycroft, Books, set of two
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Description
Roycroft
Books, set of two


1898
3/4 leather-bound with gilding, Dickinson's laid paper, Kelmscott paper
9.5 h x 6.125 w x .75 d in (24 x 16 x 2 cm)
9 h x 6 w x .75 d in (23 x 15 x 2 cm)

Lot is comprised of A Dream of John Ball by William Morris and Hand and Brain: A Symposium of Essays on Socialism by William Morris, Grant Allen, George Bernard Shaw, Henry S. Salt, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Edward Carpenter. A Dream of John Ball is inscribed to limitation page '369' and is number 369 from the edition of 650. Hand and Brain is inscribed to limitation page '591' and is number 591 from the edition of 720. These works were printed by The Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, New York.

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Condition
Overall, both books are in fair condition. Covers have toning on edges from age and wear. A Dream of John Ball has pasted bookplate and minor spotting on flyleaf. Both books have catalog inscription to one page.
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Roycroft, Books, set of two

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