The Well at the World's End
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- 1
- First edition
- Kelmscott Press, 1896
The first edition of The Well at the World's End by William Morris was published in Hammersmith by Kelmscott Press in 1896. We track 1 edition.
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- 1st Kelmscott Press1896 Hardback Sold £5,500 · Jul 2023 I own The Well at the World's End, Kelmscott Press 1896 Log in to want this
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- 216 on Open Library, 204 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Well at the World's End?
The first edition of The Well at the World's End by William Morris was published in Hammersmith by Kelmscott Press in 1896.
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We track 1 edition of The Well at the World's End, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
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