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The Works (of William Morris): The Aeneids of Virgil: Done into English Verse by William Morris
by Morris, William (1834–1896); Virgil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1902. Limited First Edition. hardcover. Very Good+. 11 5/8" × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm) . First Thus. Printed by Chiswick Press. Large 4to. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with blue linen spine and paper title label. One of 315 (of which 300 were for sale) copies. Printed on fine, hand-made, W M and floral watermarked paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. [iii], 238, [iv] pp. Part of a William Morris series comprising eight large quarto books printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by Morris for his Kelmscott Press, 1901–1902. Chapter headings and shoulder notes in red. Finished on the twenty-fourth day of February, 1902. Spare label tipped in. The paper-covered boards show mild wear to the corners and bottom edges. Very mild toning and dust soiling to page edges. Spine lightly and uniformly faded from blue to brown-grey, showing next to no wear and not unpleasing in appearance. Square and solidly bound. Free from the usual spotting and foxing of a book this age. Offsetting to endpapers, still a very nice copy with internal pages pristine, clean, white, and crisp. Previous owner, author Richard. E Combs, penned his name on the front and rear pastedowns. All in all, the book is attractive and very well-preserved. A very handsome copy. Condition overall: Very Good+.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1033
- Title
- The Works (of William Morris): The Aeneids of Virgil
- Author
- Morris, William (1834–1896); Virgil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 11 5/8" × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm
- Keywords
- William Morris, Virgil, Aeneid, Aeneas, Trojan, Chiswick Press, Kelmscott Press, classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
Terms of Sale
MRM Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MRM Books
Biblio member since 2017
Los Angeles, California
About MRM Books
I'm a collector and seller of fine books focused on works written and/or printed by William Morris, especially books from his famed Kelmscott Press.
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- First Edition
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- Colophon
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- Good+
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- Tipped In
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- Quarto
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- Edges
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
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