Lu.4.39
The Thornton romances. Selections
Sire Degrevaunt.
Hammersmith : Kelmscott, 1896.
[4], 82p : ill. (wood-engraving) ; 21cm.
Based on "The Thornton romances : the early English romances of Perceval, Isumbras, Eglamour, and Degravant" edited by James O. Halliwell, 1844.
Edited by F. S. Ellis.
Frontispiece by Edward Burne-Jones.
Printed by William Morris.
Chaucer type in black and red on watermarked Flower paper, with vertical chain lines and deckled edges.
Original natural cloth quarter-binding with black lettering stamped on front board.
ECL copy: One of 358 copies, being one of 350 on paper.
Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Ms. bookseller's code in pencil.
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A47
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Armorial bookplate of John Roland Abbey.
Mythology.
Degrevant (Romance).
Abbey, John Roland, 1894 - 1964 former owner.
Morris, William, 1834 - 1896 printer.
Halliwell, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820 - 1889 (James Orchard) ed.
England Middlesex Hammersmith.
B25014