The Nature of Gothic

Hammersmith, London: Kelmscott Press, 1892. Covers slightly bowed and with some pale staining and spotting, three ties separated but present, overall a very good plus, unopened copy. 8vo. Printed in Golden type, first page of text with full woodcut border, numerous woodcut initials, printer's device at end of preface and on colophon page. Full vellum with green silk ties, gilt-lettered spine, unopened. One of 500 unnumbered copies. "To my mind and I believe to some others it is one of the most important things written by the author and in future days will be considered as one of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century" (William Morris, the preface). Peterson A4.