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An Endeavour Towards the Teaching of John Ruskin and William Morris, Being a Brief Account of the Work, the Aims, and the Principles of the Guild of Handicraft in East London

1901
Not on view
52 pages, pages mostly uncut. This was the first use of the Essex House type designed by Ashbee. Illustrated title vignette, initials, and tail-piece designed and cut by George Thomson. Binding: white leather covers, title stamped in gold on spine. End papers cream.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: An Endeavour Towards the Teaching of John Ruskin and William Morris, Being a Brief Account of the Work, the Aims, and the Principles of the Guild of Handicraft in East London
  • Author: Charles Robert Ashbee (British, Isleworth, Middlesex 1863–1942 Godden Green, Kent)
  • Artist: George Thomson (British, Aberdunshire 1860–1939 Boulogne)
  • Publisher: Edward Arnold, London
  • Printer: Essex House Press (British, Essex)
  • Date: 1901
  • Medium: Illustrations: woodcuts
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 6 x 1/2 in. (21 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Administrative Purchase Fund, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.525
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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