[H.M. O'Kane | Elston Press] Morris, William. Pre-Raphaelite Ballads.

Morris, William. Pre-Raphaelite Ballads. New York: A. Wessels, 1900. First edition. The Large Paper copy, limited to 250 numbered copies on Imperial Japanese paper, of which this is #156. Printed in red and black, with full-page decorations and initials on every page by H. M. O'Kane. Original full Japan Vellum covers with gilt lettering on cover and spine. A beautiful copy, with just a few light marks to the covers.

"While this book does not bear the imprint of the Elston Press, it is decorated by H. M. O'Kane. In his book Notes on the Elston Press, Herbert Johnson suggests it was most likely a collaboration between her and her husband, Clarke Conwell" (Sheldon).