The Well at the World's End
Book
1896 (printed and published)
1896 (printed and published)
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8 unnumbered pages, 496 pages: 4 illustrations designed by Edward Burne-Jones.
Decorated initials; chapter headings in red; text in double columns; some pages within wood-engraved compartments.
Signatures: [a]⁴ b-2i⁸
Limited edition of 350 copies printed on paper, 8 on vellum. See Peterson and Sparling.
Colophon: 'Here ends the Well at the world's end, written by William Morris, with four pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 15, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex, and finished on the 2nd day of March, 1896' (p. 495).
In red at foot of text on page 495: 'Sold by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.'
Binding: bound in limp white vellum; silk ties. Gold lettering on spine.
Decorated initials; chapter headings in red; text in double columns; some pages within wood-engraved compartments.
Signatures: [a]⁴ b-2i⁸
Limited edition of 350 copies printed on paper, 8 on vellum. See Peterson and Sparling.
Colophon: 'Here ends the Well at the world's end, written by William Morris, with four pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 15, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex, and finished on the 2nd day of March, 1896' (p. 495).
In red at foot of text on page 495: 'Sold by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.'
Binding: bound in limp white vellum; silk ties. Gold lettering on spine.
Object details
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| Title | The Well at the World's End |
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| Brief description | Book, The Well at the World's End, by William Morris, [Hammersmith]: [Kelmscott Press], [1896]. |
| Physical description | 8 unnumbered pages, 496 pages: 4 illustrations designed by Edward Burne-Jones. Decorated initials; chapter headings in red; text in double columns; some pages within wood-engraved compartments. Signatures: [a]⁴ b-2i⁸ Limited edition of 350 copies printed on paper, 8 on vellum. See Peterson and Sparling. Colophon: 'Here ends the Well at the world's end, written by William Morris, with four pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 15, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex, and finished on the 2nd day of March, 1896' (p. 495). In red at foot of text on page 495: 'Sold by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.' Binding: bound in limp white vellum; silk ties. Gold lettering on spine. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Object history | Acquired in 1896. |
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| Library number | 688-1896 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2021 |
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