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William Morris
Kelmscott Press
b. 1834
   d. 1896

William  Morris's work was exhibited in
The Deconstruction of Biblio Borders
 works from the Special collections of the Newark Public Library
Title Page for Tennyson's Maud
TITLE PAGES This drawing by William Morris is accompanied by the following note: "The design herewith being the original design by William Morris for title page of Tennyson's "Maud" was given me by him as a memento of the completion of the Kelmscott press edition." Signed Halliway Sparling/ 168 Quai d'Auteuil/ Paris. June 3, 1900. Nearly all the title pages prepared by Morris for his Kelmscott Press were deposited in the British Museum in London. This is one of the very few to be outside that London museum.
Wood Beyond The World, The by William Morris
(1894) TITLE PAGES The opening pages of this book written and printed by William Morris at The Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith, England in May of 1894. Morris regarded each two facing pages as one design unit. This is one of a dozen books designed by William Morris in the Library's collection.

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