Sparling, Henry Halliday — The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman
London, Macmillan and Co, 1924. Hardcover. Half blue paper and tan cloth boards; off-white title block with black lettering on spine; off-white dust jacket with blue lettering, bw illustrated frontispiece with protective guard sheet; IX, 176 untrimmed pages; 17 unnumbered leaves of plates, bw illustrations, facsimiles. Contents: The idea takes form -- Printing in 1888 -- Morris in 1888 -- Apprenticeship -- Preparation -- The master-printer -- Books printed --Achievement -- Epilogue -- Appendix. A note on his aims in founding the Kelmscott press / William Morris -- A short description of the Kelmscott press / S.C. Cockerell -- An annotated list of the books printed at the press / S.C. Cockerell -- Various lists, leaflets and announcements printed at the Kelmscott. Includes a list of the plates. Good/Fair (pages are clean and clear, foxing spots to block. DJ has heavy sheflwear, tears, foxing) .