Early Poems of William Morris
Blackie & Son, 1914.
First edition with illustrations by Florence Harrison. 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and pre-raphaelite style decoration. Top edge gilt. Sixteen colour plates and many black and white plates and drawings by Harrison. A near fine copy, small bump to upper corner and some foxing to the page edges. Charming contemporary gift inscription "with love and all good things" to half title.
Poems include: The Defence of Guinevere, Rapunzel and Sir Galahad, a Christmas Mystery. The illustrations are a perfect complement to Morris' poems, with rich Pre Raphaelite colours in a distinctive Glasgow style.
Stock ID: 39169
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