NEW 1997 PUBLICATIONS FROM THE WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES OF INTEREST TO LIBRARIANS, COLLECTORS, SCHOLARS OF VICTORIAN ART AND LITERATURE, AND LOVERS OF FINE PRINTING William Morris: The Collector as Creator exhibition handlist by Mark Samuels Lasner A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, edited by William S. Peterson   he William Morris Society in the United States announces two new publications issued to accompany the recent exhibition William Morris: The Collector as Creator. Co-published with the Grolier Club these are a handlist of the exhibition and a new edition of A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press. Both are handsomely printed by the Stinehour Press. Members of the Society can purchase these publications at a substantial reduction. Trade terms are available--40% discount on purchases of five or more copies..   WILLIAM MORRIS: THE COLLECTOR AS CREATOR Handlist of the Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club of New York 11 December 1996 to 15 February 1997 Mounted to mark the centenary of his death, the exhibition focused on the crucial role of books in Morris's life and work. The handlist records the 135 books, letters, manuscripts, and artworks displayed; these include nearly 60 items owned by Morris, the largest number ever shown together. It is written and designed by Mark Samuels Lasner, president of the William Morris Society in the United States and author of A Selective Checklist of the Published Work of Aubrey Beardsley (1995). Co-published by the William Morris Society and the Grolier Club. 28 pp., 6 x 9 in.; printed wrappers with a Morris pattern. 500 copies printed by the Stinehour Press. Ordering information US and Canada: $15.00 ($10.00 for members of the William Morris Society). Please add $2.00 per copy for postage and packing, US dollars only. ADDRESS: William Morris Society in the United States, Hartley Spatt, 24 Centre Street, Woodmere, NY 11598. UK and rest of world £12 (£10 members of the William Morris Society). Sterling prices include postage and packing for the UK. ADDRESS: William Morris Society, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9TA UK   A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS Together with a Short Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell, & An Annotated List of the Books Printed Thereat An Enlarged and Corrected Version edited by William S. Peterson The most important source of information about the Kelmscott Press is A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press (1898). The last book printed at the Press, it contains an essay by Morris, a history by Sydney Cockerell, and a list of its publications issued. William S. Peterson--author of A Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press (1984) and The Kelmscott Press: A History of William Morris's Typographical Adventure (1991)--has now prepared a new, augmented text, recording variants from manuscripts and proofs as well as later corrections made by Cockerell himself. He has also supplied an introduction and an index. This is, in effect, a definitive second edition of the final Kelmscott volume, and it contains a wealth of fresh information about the writing and production of an exceptionally significant book. It is handsomely designed and typeset by Professor Peterson and printed letterpress from photopolymer plates by the Stinehour Press. Co-published by the William Morris Society and the Grolier Club. ISBN 0-910672-18-0, 96 pp., 6 x 9 in.; quarter-linen with a Morris pattern paper on boards. 750 copies printed letterpress by the Stinehour Press. Ordering information US and Canada: $45.00 ($36.00 for members of the William Morris Society). Please add $2.00 per copy for postage and packing, US dollars only. ADDRESS: William Morris Society in the United States, Hartley Spatt, 24 Centre Street, Woodmere, NY 11598 UK and rest of world: £32.00 (£25.00 for members of the William Morris Society). Sterling price includes postage and packing for the UK. ADDRESS: William Morris Society, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9TA UK HOME · NEW · EVENTS · NEWSLETTER · SITE ARCHIVE · ABOUT THE SOCIETY MORRIS' LIFE AND WORKS · PRODUCTS · LINKS · SITE MAP · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 4 JAN 2001 · PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS TO WEBMASTER@MORRISSOCIETY.ORG