Walter Crane's copy of the first illustrated edition of The Story Of The Glittering Plain. One of 250 copies on paper. Quarto. Bound in the original limp vellum binding with gilt lettering to the spine and three silk ties.
 
Twenty-three wood-engravings by Walter Crane alongside intricate woodcut borders and initials by William Morris.
 
A near fine example. A minor hole to the upper cover, a red mark to the binding, slightly foxed to foreedge.
 
Walter Crane's own copy of the only Kelmscott Press book he illustrated.
 
PROVENANCE: Walter Crane (1845-1915), illustrator, with his bookplate to the front free endpaper.
 
[Peterson A22]