CLANVOWE, Thomas. The Floure and the Leafe and The Boke of Cupide, God of Love, or the Cuckow and the Nightingale . Edited by Frederick Startridge Ellis. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896. 4° (234 x 163mm). Printed in Troy type, the two stories opening with title printed in red and elaborate foliate woodcut by Hooper after Morris, Explicit printed in red, woodcut press device after Morris on colophon leaf [Peterson 'Printer's marks' no. 1]. (Light spotting in a few leaves.) Original holland-backed blue boards by J. & J. Leighton] (a little darkened, spine lightly rubbed, small chips at spine edge). Provenance : F.S. Ellis (1830-1901, inscription 'To my dear wife Oct.31 1896 FS Ellis':) -- Caroline Ellis (by descent to their son:) -- Herbert M. Ellis (presentation inscription 'Godfrey Heathcote Hamilton from his friend + -- inter alia -- brother in law Herbert M. Ellis, July 1918'). PRE-PUBLICATION PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to his wife by F.S. Ellis, Morris' publisher, collaborator at the Kelmscott Press and literary executor. Ellis, a successful bookseller, was introduced to William Morris by the poet A.C. Swinburne and the two formed a close friendship, Ellis taking over the joint tenancy with Morris of Kelmscott Manor from Dante Gabriel Rossetti Ellis was an important collaborator of the Kelmscott Press, editing many publications, including the celebrated Kelmscott Chaucer, and, along with Sydney Cockerell, directed the press for eighteen months after Morris' death to complete the work in hand. Morris initially intended The Floure and the Leafe to be published on its own, fearing that it would 'spoil the poem to couple it up with another' (Peterson), but later added The Cuckow and the Nightingale . The first bound copy of the book arrived at Kelmscott Manor on 3 October shortly before Morris' death and this copy was inscribed on 31 October, a few days before it was issued on 2 November. This volume passed by descent to Herbert M. Ellis, himself associated with the press as the calligrapher for the binding of the Kelmscott The Defence of Guenevere (cf. lot 94). One of 300 on apple paper, of an edition of 310. Peterson A43; Tomkinson 'Kelmscott' 43; Ransom 'Kelmscott' 43.
CLANVOWE, Thomas. The Floure and the Leafe and The Boke of Cupide, God of Love, or the Cuckow and the Nightingale . Edited by Frederick Startridge Ellis. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896. 4° (234 x 163mm). Printed in Troy type, the two stories opening with title printed in red and elaborate foliate woodcut by Hooper after Morris, Explicit printed in red, woodcut press device after Morris on colophon leaf [Peterson 'Printer's marks' no. 1]. (Light spotting in a few leaves.) Original holland-backed blue boards by J. & J. Leighton] (a little darkened, spine lightly rubbed, small chips at spine edge). Provenance : F.S. Ellis (1830-1901, inscription 'To my dear wife Oct.31 1896 FS Ellis':) -- Caroline Ellis (by descent to their son:) -- Herbert M. Ellis (presentation inscription 'Godfrey Heathcote Hamilton from his friend + -- inter alia -- brother in law Herbert M. Ellis, July 1918'). PRE-PUBLICATION PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to his wife by F.S. Ellis, Morris' publisher, collaborator at the Kelmscott Press and literary executor. Ellis, a successful bookseller, was introduced to William Morris by the poet A.C. Swinburne and the two formed a close friendship, Ellis taking over the joint tenancy with Morris of Kelmscott Manor from Dante Gabriel Rossetti Ellis was an important collaborator of the Kelmscott Press, editing many publications, including the celebrated Kelmscott Chaucer, and, along with Sydney Cockerell, directed the press for eighteen months after Morris' death to complete the work in hand. Morris initially intended The Floure and the Leafe to be published on its own, fearing that it would 'spoil the poem to couple it up with another' (Peterson), but later added The Cuckow and the Nightingale . The first bound copy of the book arrived at Kelmscott Manor on 3 October shortly before Morris' death and this copy was inscribed on 31 October, a few days before it was issued on 2 November. This volume passed by descent to Herbert M. Ellis, himself associated with the press as the calligrapher for the binding of the Kelmscott The Defence of Guenevere (cf. lot 94). One of 300 on apple paper, of an edition of 310. Peterson A43; Tomkinson 'Kelmscott' 43; Ransom 'Kelmscott' 43.
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