Some thoughts on the ornamented mss. of the Middle Ages
Author:
Morris, William
Publisher:
Press of the Woolly Whale
Writer:
Cary, Melbert Brinckerhoff
By William Morris ; printed on his Albion hand press, with an account of its travels from the closing of the Kelmscott Press to the present day ; issued on the one-hundredth anniversary of William Morris' birth, March 24th, 1934.
"A brief account of the wanderings of Albion Press no. 6551 ..." (p. [11]-20) signed: Melbert B. Cary.
Letter tipped in: Melbert B. Cary (Press of the Woolly Whale) to C. H. St. John Hornby dated 6th June 1934.
20, [2] p ; 25 cm.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John
Production date: AD 1934
"This memorial volume ... is the first book to be hand printed on his Kelmscott 'Chaucer' Press by the Press of the Woolly Whale. The illustration of the Press is from a careful drawing by Warren Chappell. Set by hand in the original English Caslon Old Face 16 point, a modest number of copies (besides four on vellum) have been printed damp on Arnold Unbleached by George W. Van Vechten, Jr."--Colophon. Quarter bound in vellum, gold stamped, with grey paper sides blind stamped with an impression of the Press on the front cover.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: PB 24-2004
Primary reference Number: 99079
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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