Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Morris, William, 1834-1896

Title:

The story of Sigurd the Volsung and the fall of the Niblungs / by William Morris

Published / Created:

[Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press, 1898]

Physical Description:

[2], 207, [3] p. : ill. ; 33 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR5077 .A1 1898+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

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Classification:

Books

Notes:

BEIN: One of an ed. of 6 copies on vellum.

Colophon: With two pictures designed by Edward Burne-Jones and engraved by W.H. Hooper. It was printed at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, and finished on the 19th day of January, 1898. Sold by the trustees of the late William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.

160 paper copies. 6 vellum copies.

First prelim. leaf blank, except for signature-mark on recto.

Peterson, W.S. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A50

BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 6 on vellum. Bound in vellum with silk ties.

Subject Terms:

Siegfried (Legendary character) -- Poetry. | Kelmscott Press -- Publisher. (BACRB) | Rosenbloom, Charles J. -- Bookplate. (BEIN) | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1898. (BACRB)

Contributors:

Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898, ill. | Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834–1912, engraver. | Kelmscott Press.