MORRIS (WILLIAM) The Commonweal, 6 vol [parts 1-256]
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MORRIS (WILLIAM)
The Commonweal, 6 vol [parts 1-256]
£ 3,000 - 4,000
US$ 3,900 - 5,200
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MORRIS (WILLIAM)
MORRIS (WILLIAM) The Commonweal, 6 vol [parts 1-256]
The Commonweal, 6 vol. [parts 1-256], title and index to first volume only, 5 plates, several illustrations throught the text, short tears in margins, a few leaves repaired and torn without loss, a few small holes to one leaf with loss of several letters, modern cloth, spines slightly faded, folio, Socialist League Office, 1885-1890

Footnotes

  • SCARCE. The Commonweal was the official journal of the Socialist League, and employed the talents of writers and illustrators such as William Morris, Walter Crane, Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling. Essential to the understanding of nineteenth century British Socialism, the present set represents the period in which William Morris was the editor. Of great importance is the "Manifesto of the Socialist League" printed in the first issue.

    Provenance: this set previously belonged to E.P. Thompson, and was used during the research for his work William Morris (1977). See illustration overleaf.
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