The Tale Of King Florus And The Fair Jehane, Done Out Of The Ancient French Into English William Morris

This copy of The Tale of King Florus and The Fair Jehane, Done Out of The Ancient French Into English by William Morris is one of a Limited Edition of 425 copies (Second Edition) was published in 1898 by Thomas B. Mosher of Portland, Maine and printed on Japan Vellum at the Press of George D. Loring in Portland, Maine. The book, which measures approximately 3 ½ x 5 ¼ inches, contains 74 unopened pages. The book is bound in light yellow stiff covers, and further enclosed in a similar color paper jacket with an illustrated title on the front face and the title, in black lettering, on the spine. A book jacket, in the name of Marvin Preston, a previous owner, appears on a front free end paper. The book, its jacket and its pages are all in fine condition. The illustrations accompanying this description shows the front face of the jacket, the Marvin Preston bookplate, the first page of the Foreword, the first page of the story, and a typical 2-page spread of the story’s text. William Morris (24 March 1834– 3 October 1896) was a British textile desiger, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain. [Wikipedia]