Author: KELMSCOTT PRESS. Peterson, William S.
Title: The Kelmscott press. A history of William Morris's typographical adventure.
Description: Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1991. XIV,371,[1] pp. 97 b./w. figs. Orig. hardcover (navy blue cloth, gilt lettered on spine), d./j. 8vo.This book draws on a wide range of unpublished letters and diaries to provide a full-length account of the history of the Press. - The Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris and Emery Walker, published between 1891 and 1898 in total 53 books in 66 volumes. Each book was designed and ornamented by William Morris and printed by hand in limited editions of around 300. Many books were illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones. William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press after a lifelong crusade against the dehumanizing effects of Victorian industrialism. Kelmscott Press books sought to replicate the style of 15th-century printing and were part of the Gothic revival movement.

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