Kelmscott Press

Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this nearly 600-lot sale to be held on Thursday, October 20th starting at 10am.

Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire, England, the home of designer and writer

Earlier this year, the William Morris Society in the United States announced an international effort to commemorate the founding of the Kelmscott Press in 1891.

Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:

Washington, DC — The William Morris Society in the United States is organizing an international celebration to commemorate the founding of the Kelmscott Press in 1891.

Lots to watch this week (pun intended, sorry):

London — Like many classics of world literature, Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales has appeared in many guises over the centuries.

Hindman’s fall sales include a wide array of offerings.

Chicago – Hindman’s auction of Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana realized $461,725, achieving strong sell-through rates of 94% by lot and 113% by value.

On 15 December Sotheby’s London will offer 48 lots comprising the archive of Robert Catterson-Smith (1853-1938), an Irish-born artist who worked with William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in the 18