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William Morris, 1834-1896 / S. Dale Harris, Assistant Professor of English. William Morris and the Kelmscott Press / Ward Ritchie.

LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Kelmscott Press 51
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Harris, S. Dale, author.
Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996, author.
Contributor:
Sperisen, Albert, 1908-1999, book designer, publisher.
Morris, William, 1834-1896, type designer.
Johnck & Seeger, compositor.
Pacific Lithograph Company, printer, binder.
American Type Founders Company, type designer.
Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Morris, William.
Kelmscott Press.
Printers--England--London--History--19th century.
Printers.
England--London.
Genre:
Essays.
History.
Private press books (Printing)
Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Satanick.
Wrappers (Binding)
Keepsakes.
Penn Provenance:
Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
Physical Description:
[8] pages ; 22 cm
Manufacture:
San Francisco : Pacific Lithograph Company
Other Title:
Kelmscott William Morris
Place of Publication:
San Francisco : Albert Sperisen, [1967]
Contents:
William Morris, 1834-1896 / S. Dale Harris
William Morris and the Kelmscott Press / Ward Ritchie.
Notes:
"These two essays were printed on the occasion of the opening of the William Morris Show in the Albert M. Bender Room of the Stanford University Library on May 18, 1967"--Colophon.
"The design and production of this booklet are by Albert Sperisen of San Francisco. Mr. Sperisen is also responsible for this exhibit. The composition is by Johnck, & Seeger, San Francisco, and the reproduction and binding are by Pacific Lithograph Company, also of San Francisco ... The type face used for the headings of these two essays is the American Type Founders version of Morris' Troye and Chaucer types ... [called] 'Satanick' ... "-- Colophon.
Without pagination.
Local Notes:
In paper wrappers of "Acorn" wallpaper designed by William Morris in 1879. Cover has facsimile of Morris's first Kelmscott Press mark.
Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013.
Contains:
Container of: Harris, S. Dale. William Morris, 1834-1896.
Container of: Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996. William Morris and the Kelmscott Press.
OCLC:
30550202

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