B24966
Language code
eng, fre
Shelfmark
Lu.5.09 - Lu.5.11
Author
Jacobus, de Voragine
Uniform title
[Legenda aurea., English]
Title
The golden legend of master William Caxton done anew.
Varying form of title
The golden legend
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hammersmith :, Kelmscott Press,, 1892.
Physical description
3v :, ill. (wood-engravings) ;, 29cm.
Note
Translated by William Caxton.
Note
Edited by Frederick S. Ellis.
Note
Printed by William Morris.
Note
Illustrations designed by Edward Burne-Jones.
Note
Lettering and border on title-page designed by William Morris ; majority of engraving by W. H. Hooper.
Note
All vols with a half-title.
Note
Pagination continuous.
Note
Vol 1 with printer's note to binders before half-title.
Note
Golden type on watermarked Flower paper, with horizontal chain lines.
Note
ECL copy: One of 500 copies.
Note
All vols with ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Citation/references note
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A7
Provenance
All vols with armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
All vols with armorial bookplate of John Roland Abbey.
Provenance
All vols with bookplate of Max Kirdorf.
Binding
All vols with vellum binding with three metal clasps, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on covers, and gilt edges ; bound by the Doves Bindery (binder's stamp inside front cover).
Subject
Christian saints.
Added entry--name
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, artist.
Added entry--name
Hooper, William Harcourt, wood-engraver.
Added entry--name
Morris, William, printer.
Added entry--name
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, ed.
Added entry--name
Caxton, William, tr.
Added entry--name
Abbey, John Roland, former owner.
Added entry--name
Kirdorf, Max, former owner.
Added entry--name
Kelmscott Press
Added entry--name
Doves Bindery
Added entry--place
England, Middlesex, Hammersmith.
B24966
LIBRARY CODE
