Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

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[Kelmscott Press] — More, Thomas | An exceptional copy of a seminal work

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July 20, 08:58 PM GMT

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2,500 - 3,500 USD

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[Kelmscott Press] — More, Thomas

Utopia. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893


8vo (210 x 150 mm). Printed in red and black in Chaucer and Troy types, 2 full-page woodcut borders and numerous 10-line and smaller initial capitals by William Morris. Original limp vellum with silk ties, spine gilt-lettered. A fine copy.


One of 300 copies printed by William Morris and edited by Frederick S. Ellis. An exceptional copy of a seminal work. 


Reference:

Cockerell 16; Peterson A16; Sparling 16