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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: Geoffrey Chaucer
Bonna–Bergé copy sold
A previously unlocated copy of the Chaucer was sold by Sotheby (in association with Pierre Bergé & associés), Paris, 28 June 2017, lot 692, for €52,634. It had a blind-stamped brown morocco binding (“maroquin brun décoré à froid, dos à … Continue reading
Posted in Copies sold
Tagged Geoffrey Chaucer, Jean A. Bonna, Kelmscott Press, Pierre Bergé, Sotheby's
Talk by Dominic Riley
Dominic Riley, bookbinder and artist, will give a talk entitled “A Kelmscott Chaucer for Our Times: Celebrating a New Binding” at the Book Club of California on 10 July 2017. The Club has furnished the following summary: When it was … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged Dominic Riley, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Victoria and Albert Museum, William Morris
Three copies for sale in one month
[Originally posted 24 November 2015; most recent revision, 5 September 2016.] By coincidence, three copies of the Chaucer are coming up for sale next month (December 2015). (1) Swann, on 1 December (lot 140), will be offering a quarter-linen copy … Continue reading
Copy for sale in Massachusetts
A quarter-linen copy (Census, 3.177, 4.710) is listed for sale by Buddenbooks, Inc., Newburyport, Mass., for $115,500. Provenance: Robert Heysham Sayre, George Abrams.
Posted in Copies for sale
Tagged Buddenbooks, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Quarter-linen bindings, William Morris
Copy for sale in Tokyo
The Kageroubunko Bookshop in Tokyo has an interesting copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer for sale. The book has a Doves binding that is quite brown, as if the book had been in a fire. Sections of the binding, specifically around … Continue reading
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Tagged Doves binding, Geoffrey Chaucer, Japan, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
Discovery of a sales receipt
Brian Johnson, son of Folger Johnson of Portland, Oregon [see this earlier post], has found the sales receipt for his father’s copy of the Chaucer from Philip C. Duschnes, 5 May 1945, for $950 (probably Census 4.400 and 4.412).
Posted in Miscellaneous, Private collections
Tagged Duschnes, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
Restoration of Occidental College copy
Sophia Bogle of Save Your Books has recently restored the Kelmscott Chaucer at Occidental College (Census, 2.162). She has made two videos of the book on YouTube, one before restoration and one after. Before: https://youtu.be/uxpV2Nu8AC8 After: https://youtu.be/nmL2nGfxo3g
Posted in Restoration
Tagged fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
