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DESCRIPTION: 12 mo., 5 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches, 13 x 19.5 mm. Limited edition, no. 18 of 150 copies. Printed on vellum pages. Hand-colored woodblock frontispiece by Reginald Savage with his name in manuscript in the colophon. Large illuminated gold initial on page 1, then hand-illuminated initial letters in orange throughout the long poem, all by Florence Kingsford Cockerel, one of the leading book illuminators of the English Arts & Crafts movement. Hand-colored drawing in the colophon. The text is printed in blue and black in Caslon type. Book is protected with a clear, archival Grafix Dura Lar dust wrapper. The original stiff vellum binding has been replaced with a red quarter morocco and cloth binding with leather label and gilt titling. The rear vellum endplate (blank page) has been replaced with eight sheets of handmade paper._____CONDITION: NF. Binding is in near fine condition with a few tiny scuffs on the grey leather label on the book spine. The interior contents are in fine condition. The vellum pages are clean throughout without foxing or toning._____DESCRIPTION: The Essex House Press was founded by C. R. Ashbee and it sought to become the continuation of William Morris' Kelmscott Press following his death. This edition is number eight in the Essex House 'Great Poems' series of 14 small vellum editions. NOTE: Estimated international shipping cost WITHOUT tracking to the United Kingdom and Europe is $75 U.S. dollars. If tracking is requested, this must be sent with International Priority EXPRESS Mail and will cost an additional $20. Please see my comments regarding USPS international shipping and tracking in my AbeBooks storefront.
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