Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Price Realized: $2,125 Includes buyer's premium
limited edition, one of 300 copies from a total edition of 310, 8vo, printed in red and black Chaucer type with woodcut borders, original paper boards with linen spine with printed paper label, from the library of George Mason LaMonte, with his bookplate
8 3/8 x 6 x 2 inches
Started in 1895, The Sundering Flood was the last romance written by Morris. It was produced after his death under the direction of May Morris, his daughter.
covers with tears, staining, abrasions, s, overall with stains and wear, edges with stains and tears, pages with foxing, fading, toning
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