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Besidesthe eighty-seven illustrations designed by
Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved by W.
H. Hooper, the Chaucer contains a woodcut title,
fourteen large borders, eighteen different frames
round the illustrations, & twenty-six large initial
words designed for the book by William Morris.
Many of these were engraved by C. E. Keates,&
others by W. H. Hooper and W. Spielmeyer.
In Feb., 1896, a notice was issued respecting special
bindings, of which Mr. Morris intended to de-
sign four.T wo of these were to have been executed
under Mr. Cobden-Sanderson’s direction at the
Doves Bindery,& two by Messrs.J. &J. Leighton.
But the only design that he was able to complete
was for a full white pigskin binding, which has
now been carried out at the Doves Bindery on
forty--eight copies, including two on vellum.
41. THE EARTHLY PARADISE. BY
WILLIAM MORRIS.VOLUME I.j^
PROLOGUE:THE WANDERERS.^
MARCH: ATALANTA'S RACE.THE
MAN BORN TO BE KI NG.Medium
4to. Golden type. In black and red. Borders 27a,
27,28a, and 28, and woodcut title. 225 on paper
at thirty shillings, 6 on vellum at seven guineas.
Dated May 7, issued July 24,1896. Published by
William Morris. Bound in limp vellum.
jg?This was the first book printed on the paper
with the apple water-mark. The seven other vol-
umes followed it at intervals of a few months.
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Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved by W.
H. Hooper, the Chaucer contains a woodcut title,
fourteen large borders, eighteen different frames
round the illustrations, & twenty-six large initial
words designed for the book by William Morris.
Many of these were engraved by C. E. Keates,&
others by W. H. Hooper and W. Spielmeyer.
In Feb., 1896, a notice was issued respecting special
bindings, of which Mr. Morris intended to de-
sign four.T wo of these were to have been executed
under Mr. Cobden-Sanderson’s direction at the
Doves Bindery,& two by Messrs.J. &J. Leighton.
But the only design that he was able to complete
was for a full white pigskin binding, which has
now been carried out at the Doves Bindery on
forty--eight copies, including two on vellum.
41. THE EARTHLY PARADISE. BY
WILLIAM MORRIS.VOLUME I.j^
PROLOGUE:THE WANDERERS.^
MARCH: ATALANTA'S RACE.THE
MAN BORN TO BE KI NG.Medium
4to. Golden type. In black and red. Borders 27a,
27,28a, and 28, and woodcut title. 225 on paper
at thirty shillings, 6 on vellum at seven guineas.
Dated May 7, issued July 24,1896. Published by
William Morris. Bound in limp vellum.
jg?This was the first book printed on the paper
with the apple water-mark. The seven other vol-
umes followed it at intervals of a few months.
47