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(KELMSCOTT PRESS) MORRIS, William.
The Story of the Glittering Plain.
First illustrated edition, one of 250 paper copies (seven were done on vellum). The only Kelmscott title to be printed twice, The Story of the Glittering Plain was rushed through the press in May 1891 as the first book of the press before William Crane had time to design illustrations for it. That first edition, a small quarto, is illustrated only with initials and ornaments. This larger format illustrated edition has 23 woodcuts by Crane. The copytext was not taken from the first Kelmscott printing but the edition printed in 1891 at the Chiswick Press.
Large quarto. Original limp vellum by Leighton of London, spine lettered in gilt, three pairs of silk ties. Wood-engraved illustrations designed by Walter Crane in the text; woodcut borders; 3-, 5-, 6- and 8-line initials; chapter titles in red. Ends of silk ties lacking. Lightly rubbed at the extremities with some small marks to the head of the spine. An excellent copy.
