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Kelmscott Press. MORRIS (William) Poems by the Way, Kelmscott Press 1891, small 4to, one of 300 copies, printed in Golden Type in red and black, wood-engraved border and initials designed by Morris, uncut in original vellum with silk ties and yapp edges, spine titled in gilt and a little mottledNote: The second book printed by the Kelmscott Press, this was the first to have the woodcut Kelmscott printer's device (which appears twice), and the first printed in two colours.Condition report: offset stains to endpapers from silk ties (?). See photos for general condition guide.

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