The Well at the World's End
date: label: date made
content: 1896
label: associated date
content: 1896
name: label: originator (author or composer, etc.)
content: Morris, William
label: publisher
content: Kelmscott Press
label: author
content: Morris, William
label: printer
content: Morris, William
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Book, bound in full vellum with ribbon ties. Written and printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. 496 pp. Four wood engravings designed by Edward Burne-Jones. Completed March 2, 1896. Morris's tale of adventure and romance became a major influence on subsequent works of fantasy by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Armorial bookplate of former owner J. Harson Purdy, NY bibliophile, with motto "Fidelitas"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
topic: label: Subject
content: History
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Communications
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content: Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.12915
label: catalog number
content: 12915
label: accession number
content: 68438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Book
label: Object Type
content: Books
label: Object Type
content: Wood Engraving
label: Object Type
content: Letterpress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: vellum (outside material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29.5 cm x 22 cm x 5 cm; 11 5/8 in x 8 21/32 in x 1 31/32 in