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Tennyson, Alfred Lord. MAUD, A MONODRAMA by.. William Morris/Kelmscott Press: Hammersmith, 1893.
Price: US$3450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8 x 5.5", limp vellum, 69pp, covers a bit unevenly discolored, pp a little darkened, silk ties cut at foredge else a nice copy with lovely floral borders to title page and first page, floral initials. Second Issue with pp 15-16. 19-20, 2-26 and 69-70 replaced; missing slipcase. ".finished on the 11th day of August, 1893"
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$3527.35 + shipping
Description: First Kelmscott edition, one of 500 paper copies, bound in contemporary morocco to the house style of collector Sir William Stirling Maxwell, 9th Baronet (1818-1878), with the Stirling clan crest badge gilt-stamped to the covers. Housed at his estates in Glasgow and Perthshire, Stirling's collection included mostly Spanish art (he was the first British collector of El Greco and Goya), works by William Blake, and illustrated books, including "the largest collection of emblem books ever amassed", now held in the Glasgow University Library. "The books were beautifully bound and embossed with Stirling's armorial devices, and he himself designed the ex libris slips which incorporated his mottoes, Gang Forward and Poco a Poco" (ODNB). His family continued to add to his collection in the years after his death, until its eventual dispersal in 1958. This copy is in the second state, with the four cancellan leaves (pp. 15/16, 19/20, 25/26, and 69/70), which were printed after the discovery of several typographical errors two months after publication. Peterson A17. Octavo (210 x 142 mm). Contemporary blue morocco, spine lettered in gilt, interlaced cartouche with Clan Stirling motto ("Gang Forward") to covers in gilt, board edges and turn-ins gilt, pale blue endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Engraved title page, initials, and borders. Stanza numbers printed in red. Spine slightly darkened, covers a little marked, outer leaves lightly foxed. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Maud, a Monodrama, by Alfred Lord Tennyson.. Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith, 1893.
Price: US$3664.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of Morris's loveliest title page. A near fine copy of 500 printed on paper from a total edition of 505 copies (5 on vellum). ¶ Description: Original full limp vellum, with cloth ties, titled horizontally in gilt on spine; housed in original green cardboard slipcase lettered in gilt. Octavo: 21 × 15 cm; pp.: [2], 69, [2]; 3 cancellans leaves replacing pp. 15-16, 19-20, 69-[70]. With double page woodcut title and numerous ornaments and initials. Printed from 'Golden' type in black and red on Batchelor hand-made paper. ¶ Provenance: Bookplate to front pastedown of 'Hall of Otterburn, Northumberland' (i.e. Howard Pease, a wealthy antiquary from the Middleborough area). ¶ Ref.: Sparling 17; Walsdorf 17; Peterson 17 ¶ Condition: Volume is near fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing. All four ties completely preserved. Slipcase with chipping to edges, torn at front and spine. No browning to endpapers. Internally quite fine. ¶ Notes: Sparling calls the title page one of Morris's loveliest (Sparling 1924, 86). The borders were specially designed for this book. 'Maud' was the first of the 8vo books with a woodcut title. ¶
Seller: Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints, Zürich, Switzerland
Tennyson, Alfred. Maud. A Monodrama. WIlliam Morris,Kelmscott Press,Hammersmith, 1893.
Price: US$3846.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Arts and Crafts Movement. Art Nouveau. Golden Age. Rare edition, limited edition, one of 500 copies on paper, two borders, numerous initials, and colophon in woodcut, stanza numbers printed in red. Impressive full leather circa early 20th century, in an attractive dark red color, gilt ruled,with gilt titles on the spine, additional free blanks bound in. Originally published in a vellum binding.Clean internally. Handsome binding difficult to describe. Please inquire, further details via email. Photographs can be arranged.
Seller: Garland Books, Dundee, UK, United Kingdom