KEATS, John. The Poems Of John Keats. (1894 - THE KELMSCOTT PRESS - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH)

AUTHOR: KEATS, John

TITLE: The Poems Of John Keats.

PUBLISHER: Hammersmith: The Kelmscott Press, 1894.

DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION. 1 Vol., 8-1/2" x 5-7/8", Edited by F.S. Ellis. One of 300 copies, printed in red and black in Golden type, wood-engraved borders and initials designed by William Morris, edges uncut as issued, bound in full dark green morocco, multi-color blind tooled floral morocco onlays in the style of William Morris wallpaper, gilt lettering around the edges of both covers, housed in a matching green silk cloth clamshell box, covers and spine with reproduction William Morris wallpaper, leather only to one leaf of front and rear covers gilt lettered, by Jamie Kamph.

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, A FINE COPY IN A DESIGNER BINDING.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Jamie Kamph was a writer, book collector, and publisher before being inspired by Deborah Evetts to study bookbinding with Hope Weil in New York City in 1973. In 1976, she established Stonehouse Bindery at her farm in Lambertville, New Jersey. Kamph has continued to work as a book conservator and designer binder while pursuing a serious interest in the history of bookbinding. Jamie Kamph was a writer, book collector, and publisher before being inspired by Deborah Evetts to study bookbinding with Hope Weil in New York City in 1973. In 1976, she established Stonehouse Bindery at her farm in Lambertville, New Jersey. Kamph has continued to work as a book conservator and designer binder while pursuing a serious interest in the history of bookbinding. Her design bindings are housed in private collections and institutions worldwide including Princeton University, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Pierpont Morgan Library, the New York Public Library, and the Bridwell Library at the University of Texas. Many of her other bindings have been widely exhibited in such places as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Grolier Club, Yale University, and the Aspen Art Institute. In 2003, she was awarded the Helen Ward DeGolyer Award for American Bookbinding.