Accession number
PML 76897.16a-d
Creator
Morris, William, 1834-1896, type designer.
Published
[Hammersmith] : [Kelmscott Press], [1890?]
Credit line
Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr., 1975.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Forms part of a group of designs, proofs, letters, etc., evidently compiled by Sydney Cockerell and concerning the early days of the Kelmscott Press and William Morris's work as typographical designer; removed from library's copy of: A note / by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press ; together with a short description of the press by S. C. Cockerell, & an annotated list of the books printed thereat. Hammersmith : Printed at the Kelmscott Press ; Sold by the trustees of the late William Morris, 4 March 1898 (PML 76897); with the individual items comprising this collection of accompanying materials cataloged separately.
Experimental initials, with the decorative border designs printed in blue and the letters colored red by hand.
Forms part of a group of designs, proofs, letters, etc., evidently compiled by Sydney Cockerell and concerning the early days of the Kelmscott Press and William Morris's work as typographical designer; removed from library's copy of: A note / by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press ; together with a short description of the press by S. C. Cockerell, & an annotated list of the books printed thereat. Hammersmith : Printed at the Kelmscott Press ; Sold by the trustees of the late William Morris, 4 March 1898 (PML 76897); with the individual items comprising this collection of accompanying materials cataloged separately.
Experimental initials, with the decorative border designs printed in blue and the letters colored red by hand.
Description
4 sheets ([4] pages) ; 4.7 x 4.7 cm
Provenance
Sydney Cockerell; John M. Crawford, Jr. (Crawford no. 20).
Classification
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