Morris, William

NEWS FROM NOWHERE [LYTTON STRACHEY BOOKPLATE]

London: Reeves & Turner, 1891. First Book Edition. Octavo, 238 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in burgundy cloth, gilt titling to spine and front cover. Mild wear and rubbing to boards, primarily extremities, mild fading to spine. Lytton Strachey's bookplate to the front pastedown. CX consignment. Shelved in Case 8.

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William Morris (1834-1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, which had a direct impact upon the Bloomsbury Group, of which Lytton Strachey was a founding member.;

News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction, first published in serial form in the Commonweal journal beginning on 11 January 1890 and published here in its first book form.;