The Kelmscott Chaucer

"The Kelmscott Chaucer" is the most memorable and beautiful edition of the complete works of the first great English poet. Next to "The Gutenberg Bible", it is considered the outstanding typographic achievement of all time. There are 87 full-page illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and the borders, decorations and initials are drawn by William Morris himself. Only 425 copies of this magnificent work were produced in 1896, and this beautiful monochrome facsimile, slightly smaller than the original, makes this glorious book available to all. A fascinating Introduction by Nicholas Barker places the book and its importance in context. The main text is followed by a black and white facsimile of A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, together with a Short History of the Press by S C Cockerell. The volume is illustrated with 87 woodcuts by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and the borders, decorations and initials are drawn by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris.

ISBN 1907360514   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781907360510 (What's this?)   Pages 576 Publisher CRW Publishing Limited   Published in Cirencester Imprint Collector's Library   Series title Collector's Library Editions Format Hardback   Previous ISBN 9781904919759 Publication date 22 Sep 2011   Height (mm) 297 Illustrator Edward Coley Burne-Jones, William Morris   Width (mm) 230 DEWEY 821   Academic level General

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