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The art and craft of printing

Title: The art and craft of printing, by William Morris. 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, and an annotated list of the books printed thereat.
Author: Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Publication: [New Rochelle, N.Y., Elston press, 1902.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KP (Elston) (Morris, W. Art and craft of printing)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

2 p. l., 44 p., 1 l., 19, [5] p., 2 l. illus.; 25 cm.

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Note

Colophon: "Here ends The art and craft of printing; collected essays by William Morris. Of this book there have been printed two hundred and ten copies by Clarke Conwell at the Elston press: finished this thirtieth day of January MDCCCCII. Sold by Clarke Conwell at the Elston press, Pelham road, New Rochelle, New York."
Side-notes in red.

Contents

Note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott press.--The ideal book: an address by William Morris, delivered before the Bibliographical society of London, MDCCCXCIII.--An essay on printing, by William Morris and Emery Walker, from Arts and crafts, essays by members of the Arts and crafts exhibition society.--Passages given to show the Troy & Chaucer types, and four iniials that were designed for the Froissart, but never used.

Call Number

*KP (Elston) (Morris, W. Art and craft of printing)

LCCN

02008239

OCLC

5366222

Author

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Title

The art and craft of printing, by William Morris. 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, and an annotated list of the books printed thereat.

Imprint

[New Rochelle, N.Y., Elston press, 1902.

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Added Author

Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962.

Walker, Emery, 1851-1933.

Research Call Number

*KP (Elston) (Morris, W. Art and craft of printing)

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