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William Morris at home / David Rodgers ; in association with the William Morris Society.
LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Kelmscott Press 30
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rodgers, David, 1942- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Morris, William, 1834-1896--Homes and haunts.
- Artists--England--Biography.
- Cooking, English.
- England--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Morris, William, 1834-1896.
- Artists.
- Manners and customs.
- England.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Illustrated works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 160 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color), plans, facsimiles ; 29 cm
- Manufacture:
- Frome ; and London : Printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Limited.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Ebury Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- Focuses on the private life of a man who was a prolific creator of furniture and beautiful designs - Explores the homes in which he lived, in particular Red House and Kelmscott Manor - Includes recipes culled from his notes and diaries - Picture of life leading up to England 1900.
- Contents:
- From Elm House to Red House
- The Red House
- Queen Square
- Kelmscott Manor
- Kelmscott House
- William Morris and food
- Further reading.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 009181393X
- 9780091813932
- OCLC:
- 37004283
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