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Sale 442: Rare Books & Manuscripts with Americana Archives - Rock Art (#442) 12/02/2010 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 12/02/2010 1:00 PM PST

Lot #89 Utopia

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$2,812.50

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Description

Heading:

(Kelmscott Press)

Title:

Utopia

Author:

More, Thomas

Place Published:

Hammersmith

Publisher:

Kelmscott Press

Date Published:

1893

Description:

With woodcut initials; shoulder notes printed in red. 20.8x14 cm. (8x5½"), original vellum, ribbon ties. Limited to 300 copies printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.

Handsomely printed edition of More's classic speculative political essay, first published in Latin in 1516, and in English in 1551.

Condition:

Natural discoloration to vellum; else very good to fine, internally clean and fine, complete with all four ribbon ties.

Item#:

214822

Headline:

Kelmscott Press Utopia by Thomas More
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