[Page proofs for the Kelmscott Chaucer]Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833-1898, illustratorChaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Works. 1896. KelmscottHooper, William Harcourt, 1834-1912, engraverMorris, William, 1834-1896Two page proofs from the edition of Chaucer published by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press in 1896. The first proof is pages 26-27, with an illustration designed by Edward Burne-Jones and engraved by William Harcourt Hooper; it bears an autograph note by Sydney Carlyle Cockerell: "Kelmscott Press Chaucer 1896 - proof with illustration by Burne-Jones." The second is page 63, with Morris's autograph corrections and notes, and an autograph note by Sydney Carlyle Cockerell: "Kelmscott Press Chaucer 1896. Pressman's query on proof submitted to William Morris with his indignent comments."Page 63: Gift of Frederick W. Hilles (Yale 1922), 1967.Pages 26-27: Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund.Text in English.Title devised by cataloger.William Morris (1834-1896), English textile designer, artist, writer, publisher, and socialiststill image