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Apple paper was delivered on March 15,1895.
Except in the case of Blunt's Love Lyrics, The
N ature of Gothic, Biblia Innocentium,The Gold/
en Legend, and The Book of Wisdom & Lies, a
few copiesof all thebookswereprinted on vellum.
The six copies of The Glittering Plain were print/
ed on very fine vellum obtained from Rome, of
which it was impossible to get a second supply as
it was all required by the Vatican. The vellum for
the other books, except for two or three copies of
Poems by the Way, which were on the Roman
vellum, was supplied by H. Band of Brentford,
and by W. J .Turney & C o. of Stourbridge. There
are three complete vellum sets in existence, and
the extreme difficulty of completing a set after the
copies are scattered, makes it unlikely that there
will ever be a fourth.
The black ink which proved most satisfactory,
after that of more than one English firm had been
tried, was obtained from Han over .William Mor/
ris often spoke of making his own ink, in order to
be certain of the ingredients, but his intention was
never carried out.
The binding of the books in vellum and in half/
holland was from the first done by J »&J. Leighton.
Most of the vellum used was white, or nearly so,
but William Morris himself preferred it dark, &
the skins showing brown hair/marks were reserv/
ed for the binding of his own copies of the books.
The silk ties of four colours, red, blue, yellow, and
C2 tq
Except in the case of Blunt's Love Lyrics, The
N ature of Gothic, Biblia Innocentium,The Gold/
en Legend, and The Book of Wisdom & Lies, a
few copiesof all thebookswereprinted on vellum.
The six copies of The Glittering Plain were print/
ed on very fine vellum obtained from Rome, of
which it was impossible to get a second supply as
it was all required by the Vatican. The vellum for
the other books, except for two or three copies of
Poems by the Way, which were on the Roman
vellum, was supplied by H. Band of Brentford,
and by W. J .Turney & C o. of Stourbridge. There
are three complete vellum sets in existence, and
the extreme difficulty of completing a set after the
copies are scattered, makes it unlikely that there
will ever be a fourth.
The black ink which proved most satisfactory,
after that of more than one English firm had been
tried, was obtained from Han over .William Mor/
ris often spoke of making his own ink, in order to
be certain of the ingredients, but his intention was
never carried out.
The binding of the books in vellum and in half/
holland was from the first done by J »&J. Leighton.
Most of the vellum used was white, or nearly so,
but William Morris himself preferred it dark, &
the skins showing brown hair/marks were reserv/
ed for the binding of his own copies of the books.
The silk ties of four colours, red, blue, yellow, and
C2 tq