MORRIS, William (1834-96). An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, London, Chiswick Press, 1898, 8vo, original holland-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION.

MORRIS, William (1834-96). An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, London, Chiswick Press, 1898, 8vo, original holland-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION.

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MORRIS, William (1834-96).  An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894. London, Chiswick Press, 1898. 8vo (210 x 143mm). Original holland-backed pale blue paper boards, with a publisher's advertisement for two other lectures "uniform with the present volume" loosely-inserted (some light staining to the boards). Provenance: From the Collection of Clive Wilmer (1945-2025, with his signature, dated 2010, on the front pastedown; please see lot 418 for further biographical information). FIRST EDITION. The colophon states: "Printed at the Chiswick Press, and finished on the 18th day of April, 1898. Published by Longmans & Co., Paternoster Row, London."