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| Title | News from nowhere : or, An epoch of rest, being some chapters from a Utopian romance |
| Detail Depicted | Printers and publishers -- Marks and colophons |
| Creator/Author | William Morris [Morris, William, 1834-1896] |
| Publisher | Kelmscott Press |
| Place of Publication | Hammersmith [England--London] |
| Date of Publication | 1892 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Utopias
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| Genre Heading | Printed books--1801-1900 (19th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | 305 p. : ill. ; 21 cm (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Kelmscott Press |
| Image Production Process | Relief prints--Wood engravings
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| Illustrator | C.M. Gere [Gere, Charles M. (Charles March), 1869-1957] |
| Binding | Bound in limp vellum with dull green silk ties as issued.
Stamped in gold and with Golden type on spine: NEWS FROM NOWHERE BY WILLIAM MORRIS |
| General Notes | Signatures: [a][superscript 4] b-u[superscript 8] x[superscript 4] [$2 (-[a]1, 2] signed]; 160 leaves, pp. [8] [1] 2-305 [306][6].
Golden type.
Borders 9a and 4; six- and ten-line initials; shoulder notes and a few lines in red.
Colophon: This book, News from Nowhere or an Epoch of Rest, was written by William Morris, and printed by him at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middle- sex, and finished on the 22nd day of November, 1892. sold by Reeves & Turner, 196, Strand, London. [printer's mark I]
300 paper copies; 10 vellum copies. UW copy is on paper.
Frontispiece designed by C.M. Gere. |
| Previous Owners | Edmund Bulkey [Bookplate] |
| References | Peterson A12 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books 321.07 M83n1k |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
