with reproductions from designs and fabrics printed in the colours of the originals, examples of the type and ornaments used at the Kelmscott Press and many other illustrations also a classified bibliography by Temple Scott.

London: Printed at the Chiswick Press and published by George Bell & Sons, 1897

1st edition, folio, titlepage in red and black, mounted portrait photogravure as frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text, black and white photographic plates and 35 colour plates (= 34, as plate 39 although listed as in colour is in black and white), top edges gilt, others uncut. ** See note below regarding the number of colour plates present in this volume **

LIMITED EDITION - this is copy number 175 of 220 copies (of which 210 were for sale).

RARELY FOR SALE ON THE OPEN MARKET ** see description below **

The volume has been rebound in cloth by a library, with the covers being rubbed worn and marked in places. There is a library index number "745" on the spine.

Internally there is a library card tipped onto a front endpaper denoting "Reference Only".

Fortunately the librarian has been very sparing with stamping. There are only a few small purple, circular, library stamps on the following pages: v (preface), 17, 61, 89, 143, xxv (appendix) plus a few on the rear of the plate pages. There are none on the front of any of the plate pages.

A few page edges are chipped and have been carefully strengthened. There is some age toning to the edge of some of the pages and there are some brown marks on pages 65-67 and 88-91.

** IMPORTANT NOTE **

There are only 35 colour plates at the rear of this volume (out of 40 listed).

There are also 35 indexed tissue guards at the rear but the plates and guards do not align and are bound out of sequence in several places.

The missing PLATES are:

XV - Chintzes. The Bird and Anemone, and The Strawberry Thief Designs.

XVI - Chintz. The Honeysuckle Design.

XIX - Printed Velveteen. The Acanthus Design.

XX - Printed Velveteen. The Cherwell Design.

XXIII - Silk. The Kennet Design.

The missing TISSUE GUARDS are:

XVI - Chintz. The Honeysuckle Design.

XVII - Chintz. The Wandle Design.

XX - Printed Velveteen. The Cherwell Design.

XXI - Velvet Broche with Gold Tissue.

XXIV - Silk. The Cross-twigs Design.

Other than the above all other plates and pages are present.

Size approx: 40cm x 30cm (16" x 12")

See photographs for further confirmation of condition.

Please ask if any additional details or photographs are required.