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¶ "I began printing books with the hope of producing some which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time they should be easy to read and should not dazzle the eye, or trouble the intellect of the reader by eccentricity of form in the letters. I have always been a great admirer of the calligraphy of the Middle Ages, and of the earlier printing which took its place." — William Morris
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Tag Archives: Quarter-linen bindings
Laurence W. Hodson copy sold
Bloomsbury Auctions on 4 April 2013 offered books, manuscripts, and artwork from the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1864–1933), lot 45 of which was a paper copy of the Chaucer. Hodson was a close friend of William Morris and an … Continue reading
A Kelmscott Chaucer on “The Antiques Roadshow”
A quarter-linen copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer was appraised by Stephen Massey on an episode of The Antiques Roadshow in Cincinnati on 8 April 2013. The great-great-grandfather of the present owner was the original owner of the book. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Cincinnati, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Quarter-linen bindings, Stephen Massey, William Morris
Ward-Watkins-Slocum-Edison copy sold
A Chaucer in a private collection, St. Louis (Census 2.194), was sold at Christie’s (New York) on 7 December 2012, lot 114, for $52,500. The copy has a lightly worn quarter-linen binding and a full blue morocco folding case. It … Continue reading
Copy for sale (in 1975)
August Imholtz has spotted a copy of the Chaucer advertised in the Bookman (published by John Howell Books, San Francisco), June 1975, New Series 2, no. 36. It is a quarter-linen without any marks of ownership and is listed for $9,000.
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt copy sold
On 13 November 2012, Bonham’s, Knightsbridge, sold an imperfect copy of the Chaucer (lot 221) for £10,000 including buyer’s premium. The book contains “202 leaves only (of 282, including 62 with large woodcut illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones, and 17 further leaves … Continue reading
Copy for Sale: Slater-Gribbel-Schimmel copy
Heritage Bookshop, Los Angeles, is offering for sale the Slater–Gribbel–Schimmel copy (Census 3.179), in a Doves binding (1906). A bookplate of John Gribbel is in the book, as well as a book label for Duschnes (n.d.). The book is housed in … Continue reading
Miami University
Walter Havighurst Special Collections Library, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. ¶ Quarter-linen binding. Crushed morocco clamshell box by H & H Bindery, Los Angeles. There are no bookplates or other marks of previous ownership in the book. Provenance: American private collector (purchased … Continue reading
Private collection, Wuppertal, Germany
[Photographs by Roger Green.] Private collection, Wuppertal, Germany. ¶ Depping binding. The pigskin binding by Gerit Depping (Münster, Germany, 1999) is a simplified version of the design of the Doves binding. The book was in a quarter-linen binding when it … Continue reading
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Tagged Doves binding, Duschnes, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Gerit Depping, Germany, Kelmscott Press, Quarter-linen bindings, William Morris
Private collection, New Jersey
Private collection, New Jersey. ¶ Quarter-linen binding. Sondheim copy. Bookplate of Norman J. Sondheim. Provenance: Norman J. Sondheim. — Swann Galleries (New York), 23 February 2012, lot 141 (sold for $52,800 to present owner). — Present owner. A Harvard College … Continue reading
Birmingham Assay Office Library
The Birmingham Assay Office Library, Newhall Street, Birmingham, has a quarter-linen copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer. There are no bookplates or other marks of previous ownership and no information about when the book was acquired by the library. [Update, 6 February 2012: The … Continue reading
