Utopia

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Sale 363: Rare Books, including the Botanical Library of J. Roy Barrette of Brooklin, Maine (#363) 09/13/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #73Utopia

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Sale 363: Rare Books, including the Botanical Library of J. Roy Barrette of Brooklin, Maine (#363) 09/13/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/13/2007 1:00 PM PDT

Description

Heading:

(Kelmscott Press)

Title:

Utopia

Author:

More, Thomas

Place Published:

Hammersmith

Publisher:

Kelmscott Press

Date Published:

1893

Description:

With woodcut initials; shoulder notes printed in red. 8x5½, original vellum, ribbon ties. Limited to 300 copies printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.

Handsomely printed edition of More's classic speculative political essay, first published in Latin in 1516, and in English in 1551.

Condition:

Normal discoloration to vellum, spine darkened; else very good, internally clean and fine, complete with all four ribbon ties.

Item#:

184539

Headline:

Kelmscott Press Utopia by Thomas More
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