Shelfmark
Lu.4.22
Author
Collective uniform title
Poems. Selections
Title
The poems of William Shakespeare : printed after the original copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593, The rape of Lucrece, 1594, sonnets, 1609, The lover's complaint.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press, 1893.
Physical description
[6], 216, [2]p ; 21cm.
Note
Edited by Frederick S. Ellis.
Note
Printed by William Morris.
Note
Golden type in black and red on watermarked Flower paper, with vertical chain lines and deckled edges.
Note
Original limp vellum binding with two green silk ties and gilt lettering on spine.
Note
ECL copy: One of 510 copies, being one of 500 on paper.
Note
Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Citation/references note
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A11
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of John Roland Abbey.
Provenance
Bookplate of R. H. Edmondson.
Genre/Form
Poems
Added entry--name
Edmondson, R. H. former owner.
Added entry--name
Morris, William, 1834 - 1896 printer.
Added entry--name
Abbey, John Roland, 1894 - 1964 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--title
Venus and Adonis
Added entry--title
The rape of Lucrece, rape of Lucrece
Added entry--title
Sonnets
Added entry--title
The lover's complaint, lover's complaint
Added entry--place
England Middlesex Hammersmith.
Identifier
B24971