Kelmscott Press
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The Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris and Emery Walker, published 53 books in 66 volumes between 1891 and 1898. Each book was designed and ornamented by Morris and printed by hand in limited
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William Morris, News from Nowhere: Or, an Epoch of Rest (London: Kelmscott Press, 1892); Pequot Library Special Collections
Staff c. 1893, including seated L-R Stephen Mowlem, William Henry Bowden, William Morris and May Morris; and standing, Sir Emery Walker (fourth from left) and Henry Halliday Sparling (fourth from right)
Spread from The Altar Book (1896) by Daniel Berkeley Updike
William Morris
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William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditio
Kelmscott Press
…The Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris and Emery Walker, published 53 books in 66 volumes between 1891 and 1898. Each book was designed and ornamented by Morris and printed by hand in limited…
William Morris by Frederick Hollyer, 1887
Water House, Morris's childhood home; renovated in 2012, it now houses The William Morris Gallery.
William Morris at 23
William Morris self-portrait, 1856; he grew his beard that year, after leaving university.