The poems of William Shakespeare : printed after the original copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593, The rape of Lucrece, 1594, Sonnets, 1609, The lover's complaint.
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Title
The poems of William Shakespeare : printed after the original copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593, The rape of Lucrece, 1594, Sonnets, 1609, The lover's complaint.
Uniform title
Poems. 1893
Distributed
[London] : Sold by Reeves & Turner, [1893]
Printed
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press, [1893]
Description
216 pages ; 22 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901, editor.
Morris, William, 1834-1896, printer.
Morris, William, 1834-1896, former owner.
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901, former owner.
Kelmscott Press, printer.
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901, editor.
Morris, William, 1834-1896, printer.
Morris, William, 1834-1896, former owner.
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901, former owner.
Kelmscott Press, printer.
Note
"Edited by Frederick S. Ellis, and printed by me William Morris at the Kelmscott Press ... and finished on the 17th day of January, 1893"--colophon.
Limited edition of 500 copies printed on paper, 10 on vellum. Cf. Peterson.
Limited edition of 500 copies printed on paper, 10 on vellum. Cf. Peterson.
Cited/described in
Peterson, W.S. Kelmscott Press, A11
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2841 .A37 1893 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Vellum binding, vellum paper. Contains manuscript presentation note from William Morris to Frederick S. Ellis, dated February 25, 1893. Reclassed from PR2841 .A37 Sh.Col.
Folger accession
cs442