Architecture Industry and Wealth, Collected Papers
1902, a collection of eleven papers, speeches etc by William Morris
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First Collected edition, second printing (November). Hardback, bound in red cloth with paper title label to spine. 21.5 × 14cm, 269pp.
A collection of eleven lectures, essays and papers by William Morris on the theme of art, design, politics, and industry. Contents: 1. The History of Pattern Designing (Lecture given before Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings); 2. The Lesser Arts of Life (Lecture given before SPAB); 3. Art, Wealth and Riches (An address, 6th March 1883); 4. Art and Socialism, The Aims and Ideals of the English Socialists of To-day (Lecture, 23rd January 1884); 5. Textile Fabrics (Lecture, July 1884); 6. Art under Plutocracy (Lecture, 14th October 1883); 7. The Revival of Architecture (Fortnightly Review, 1888); 8. The Revival of Handicraft (Fortnightly Review, 1888); 9. Art and Industry in the Fourteenth Century (November 1890); 10. The Influence of Building Materials upon Architecture (Delivered January 1892); and 11. On the External Coverings of Roofs (written for SPAB).
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A good copy in strong readable condition but with some wear. The red cloth is rubbed, heaviest to the spine. There is some tanning to the page edges. Light foxing to the prelims, and occasional and inoffensive marginal pencil annotations.
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£40.00
