Shelfmark
Lu.5.27
Author
Title
Some German woodcuts of the fifteenth century.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hammersmith : Kelmscott, 1897.
Physical description
xii, 23 leaves, [14]p : ill. (woodcuts) ; 29cm.
Note
Prepared under the direction of William Morris, with extracts from his article "On the artistic qualities of the woodcut books of Ulm and Augsburg in the fifteenth century" (information from colophon and foreword).
Note
Edited by S. C. Cockerell.
Note
Pages 1-23 printed on one side of leaf only.
Note
Final pagination sequence runs from pp. 24-37.
Note
Golden type in black and red on watermarked Perch paper, with horizontal chain lines and deckled edges.
Note
Original natural cloth quarter-binding with blue paper boards with lettering stamped in black on front board.
Note
ECL copy: One of 233 copies, being one of 225 on paper.
Note
Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Citation/references note
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A49
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of John Roland Abbey.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "To Dr M. R. James, from S. C. Cockerell, Dec. 1897".
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Abbey, John Roland, 1894 - 1964 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
James, M.R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862 - 1936 (Montague Rhodes) former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England Middlesex Hammersmith.
Identifier
B25200