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KELMSCOTT PRESS.
MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896.
A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1898.

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KELMSCOTT PRESS.

MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1898.
8vo. Printed in red and black with woodcut ornamentation designed by Morris. Publisher's quarter linen and pale blue paper-covered boards, titled in black on upper cover, with errata slip and original purchase receipt tipped in. Spine cloth slightly frayed, some browning and foxing.
Provenance: A. Edward Newton, Book-collector, 1864–1940, (bookplate).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 525 copies on paper. The A. Edward Newton copy of the last book printed by the Kelmscott press, including a list of remaining stock on the final leaf, as well as an advertisement for the sale of their presses.

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