Kelmscott Press

Overview

Works:	424 works in 605 publications in 11 languages and 12,407 library holdings
Roles:	Printer, Publisher, Book producer, Other
Classifications:	pr5079, 823.8

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Publications about Kelmscott Press

Publications by Kelmscott Press

Most widely held works about Kelmscott Press

The ideal book : essays and lectures on the arts of the book by William Morris ( Book )
The Kelmscott Press : a history of William Morris's typographical adventure by William S Peterson ( Book )
William Morris: Ornamentation and illustrations from the Kelmscott Chaucer ( Book )
The Kelmscott press and William Morris master-craftsman by H. Halliday Sparling ( Book )
A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press by William S Peterson ( Book )

William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, and the Kelmscott Chaucer by Duncan Robinson ( Book )
William Morris, master-printer : a lecture given on the evening of November 27, 1896, to students of the Printing School, St. Bride Foundation Institute in London by Frank Colebrook ( Book )
William Morris and the Kelmscott Press : an exhibition held in the Library of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, from October 9 to December 31, 1959 : to which is appended an address by Philip C. Duschnes before the friends of the Library of Brown University, December 7, 1959 by Brown University ( Book )
A bibliography of the works of William Morris by Temple Scott ( Book )
We met Morris : interviews with William Morris, 1885-96 ( Book )
Printing and the mind of Morris : three paths to the Kelmscott Press by Colin Franklin ( Book )
A note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press, together with A short description of the press by S.C. Cockerell, & an annotated list of the books printed thereat by William Morris ( Book )
A chronological list of the books printed at the Kelmscott Press, with illustrative material from a collection made by William Morris and Henry C. Marillier by Marsden J Perry ( Book )
Kelmscott, Doves, and Ashendene : the private press credos ( Book )
Kelmscott, Doves, and Ashendene; the private press credos by Will Ransom ( Book )
Another book that never was : William Morris, Charles Gere, The house of the Wolfings by Peter Stansky ( Book )
The Kelmscott Chaucer : a census by William S Peterson ( Book )
William Morris : the Sanford and Helen Berger Collection by Anthony Bliss ( Book )
William Morris's typographical adventure; a complete collection of the publications of the Kelmscott Press by Philip C. Duschnes (Firm) ( Book )
The art and craft of printing by William Morris ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Kelmscott Press

The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : a facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer ( Book )
5 editions published between 1896 and 1998 in English and held by 722 libraries worldwide
Images of the complete text, originally published: London: Kelmscott Press, 1896.

A note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press : together with a short description of the press by William Morris ( Book )
10 editions published between 1898 and 1996 in English and held by 232 libraries worldwide

Gothic architecture : a lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by William Morris ( Book )
3 editions published in 1893 in English and held by 211 libraries worldwide

Poems by the way by William Morris ( Book )
3 editions published in 1891 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide

The nature of Gothic : a chapter of the Stones of Venice by John Ruskin ( Book )
3 editions published in 1892 in English and held by 154 libraries worldwide

The tale of Beowulf ( Book )
5 editions published in 1895 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide

The golden legend by Jacobus ( Book )
2 editions published between 1892 and 1966 in English and held by 133 libraries worldwide

The love-lyrics & songs of Proteus by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt ( Book )
2 editions published in 1892 in English and held by 133 libraries worldwide

News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance by William Morris ( Book )
4 editions published between 1892 and 1893 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide

The water of the wondrous isles by William Morris ( Book )
3 editions published in 1897 in English and held by 130 libraries worldwide

The well at the world's end by William Morris ( Book )
3 editions published in 1896 in English and held by 128 libraries worldwide

The Sundering Flood by William Morris ( Book )
4 editions published between 1897 and 1898 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide

Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris ( Book )
3 editions published in 1895 in English and held by 113 libraries worldwide

Of the friendship of Amis and Amile ( Book )
3 editions published in 1894 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide

The tale of the Emperor Coustans and of Over sea ( Book )
1 edition published in 1894 in English and held by 102 libraries worldwide

Maud : a monodrama by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1893 in English and held by 100 libraries worldwide

Hand & soul by Dante Gabriel Rossetti ( Book )
2 editions published in 1895 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide

The wood beyond the world by William Morris ( Book )
4 editions published in 1894 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide

The story of the Glittering Plain : which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying by William Morris ( Book )
5 editions published between 1891 and 1894 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide

The works now newly imprinted Kelmscott Press, London, 1896 by Geoffrey Chaucer ( Book )
2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide
Digital, full text version of the Kelmscott Chaucer held by the Bridwell Library. Features include: zoom in and out, copy and paste options, search options, and hot links.

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Associated Subjects

Architecture, Gothic‍ Art‍ Ashendene Press‍ Bibliography‍ Bibliography--Catalogs‍ Book design‍ Book ornamentation‍ Burne-Jones, Edward Coley,--1833-1898‍ Catalogs‍ Chaucer, Geoffrey,--d. 1400‍ Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)‍ Christian saints‍ Constantius--I,--Emperor of Rome,--d. 306‍ Doves Press‍ Drama‍ Duschnes, Philip C‍ England‍ England--London England--London--Chelsea England--London--Hammersmith English literature‍ English poetry‍ English poetry--Middle English‍ Exhibition catalogs‍ Fantasy fiction, English‍ Fiction‍ Fine books‍ Great Britain History‍ Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval‍ Illustrated books‍ Illustrations‍ Interviews‍ Kelmscott Press‍ Knights and knighthood‍ Legends‍ Libraries‍ Medievalism‍ Middle Ages‍ Morris, William,--1834-1896‍ Poetry‍ Printing‍ Privately printed books‍ Private press books‍ Private presses‍ Specimens‍ Tales‍ Tales, Medieval‍ Translations‍ Utopias‍

The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : a facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott ChaucerThe works now newly imprinted Kelmscott Press, London, 1896

Alternative Names

controlled identity Founder: Morris, William, 1834-1896

controlled identity Kelmscott Press <London>

Kerumusukotto Puresu

Languages

English (616)
German (11)
English, Middle (10)
No Linguistic content (8)
Japanese (6)
Latin (4)
Italian (4)
Danish (3)
Multiple languages (1)
Spanish (1)
Dutch (1)

Covers

The works now newly imprinted Kelmscott Press, London, 1896

We met Morris : interviews with William Morris, 1885-96