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Kelmscott Press. William Morris (1834-1896) A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press.
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1898.
Limited edition of the last book printed at the Kelmscott Press, octavo, one of 525 copies printed on paper in red and black; with errata leaf; bound in original holland-backed gray boards (spine with a few small splits, corners bumped); housed in a morocco-backed clamshell box matching the binding; 8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.
In this beautifully-produced imprint, William Morris expounds on the goals and designs of his famed Kelmscott Press. "I began printing books with the hope of producing some which would have definite claim to beauty, while at the same time they should be easy to read and should not dazzle the eye, or trouble the intellect of the reader by eccentricity of form in letters." (Quoted from the present work.)
