The Tale of the Emperor Coustans and of Over Sea
Upper Mall, Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. Limited to 525 copies on paper, 20 on Vellum. Leather bound. Zaehnsdorf Binding. Full green crushed leather with elaborate gilt floral design on front and rear cover, gilt title in ornate letters of front cover, variant title in simpler letters on spine. 4.4" wide x 5.9" high x .65" thick, top edge gilt. Printed in red and black in Chaucer type, wood-engraved title,borders and initials designed by William Morris, Doublures with orange silk pastedowns inside ornate leather and gilt embossed borders, orange silk endpapers. [8], 130, [6] pp., including blanks. VG+, spine expertly repaired at outer hinges where tenderness threatened ruin. A solid and clean copy. Item #174952
"Done out of ancient French into English by William Morris. This book ... was printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex & finished on the 30th day of August 1894. Sold by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press"--Colophon./ Each tale has an ornamental t.p., first page of text within border, and initials./ Chaucer type with marginal notes and headings in red. A delightful binding, and a near Fine copy. Limitation data, from others, is 525 copies printed on perch paper, 20 are on vellum. Cockerell 26; Peterson A26.
OCLC: 2742119
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