A note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press / together with a short history of the press by S. C. Cockerell ; reprinted by Philobiblon to celebrate the centenary of the birth of William Morris 1834-1934.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, William, 1834-1896, author.

Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962, author.

Morris, May, 1862-1938, author.

Contributor:

Typophiles (New York, N.Y.), publisher.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kelmscott Press--History.

Kelmscott Press.

Private presses--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Private presses.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Facsimiles (Publishing)

Essays.

Illustrated works.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

21, [10] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Kelmscott Press, 1891 to 1898 : a note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press : a short history and description of the Kelmscott Press by S.C. Cockerell.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : The Typophiles, Inc., 1984.

Contents:

A note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press

A short history and description of the Kelmscott Press / by S. C. Cockerell

A talk on William Morris, by May Morris, broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation on Friday, February 9th, 1934.

Notes:

Imprint from front wrapper.

Reprint. Originally published Southampton Row, London : London County Council, Central School of Arts & Crafts, 1934.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013.

OCLC:

10828601