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Art and the Beauty of the Earth. A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881
by William Morris
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$205.07$184.56
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About This Item
London: Longmans & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition copy of this notable art lecture delivered by the famous British designer and artist, William Morris. The first edition. Bound in the original paper boards with cloth spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the golden type designed by William Morris himself for the Kelmscott Press. A lecture delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881. Published posthumously. William Morris was a notable British textile designer, poet, artist, writer, activist and conservationist. He is widely known for his association with the British Arts and Crafts movement and is recognised as one of the most significant cultural figures of Victorian Britain. In the original half cloth binding. Externally, smart with marks to the boards and fading to the spine. Shelf wear to the edges. Offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise very bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837G11
- Title
- Art and the Beauty of the Earth. A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881
- Author
- William Morris
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- British art arts and crafts movement textiles victorian britain arts and crafts movement
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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