Shelfmark
Lu.5.28
Author
Uniform title
[Völsunga saga. English]
Title
The story of Sigurd the Volsung and the fall of the Niblungs / by William Morris.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hammersmith : Kelmscott, 1898.
Physical description
[6], 208, [2]p : ill. (wood-engravings) ; 33cm.
Note
Wood-engravings designed by Edward Burne-Jones, re-drawn by R Catterson-Smith, and engraved by W. H. Hooper.
Note
Chaucer and Troy type in black and red on watermarked Apple paper, with vertical chain lines and deckled edges.
Note
Original limp vellum binding with three pink silk ties and gilt lettering on spine.
Note
ECL copy: One of 166 copies, being one of 160 on paper.
Note
Ms. previous shelfmark in pencil.
Note
Ms. bookseller's codes in pencil.
Citation/references note
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A50
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Booklabel of John Charrington.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834 - 1912 wood-engraver.
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Charrington, John, 1886 - ? former owner.
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Added entry--place
England Middlesex Hammersmith.
Identifier
B25016