Letter from William Morris, November 28, 1893
[Los Angeles]: Scenic Road Press, 1982. Unbound. Near Fine binding. Item #9824
Bifolium. [4] pp. Limited edition, one of 200 copies. The letter is set in Morris's Troy type on the recto of the first leaf; imprint on the verso of the last; interior pages of the bifolium are blank.
The original is in the Sanford and Helen Berger Collection. The addressee is not noted addressed "Dear Sir." Morris seemingly response to a question about a useful history of architecture. While he suggests Parker's Glossary which he notes "is almost entirely confined to the English work"; he writes a couple of sentences pointing to the problem of studying a style of architecture in isolation. "You cannot study one style by itself: organic architecture is continuous. In-organic is mere twaddle, & not worth studying." A wonderful keepsake from the Roxburghe-Zamorano clubs.
Price: $35.00