[Morris, William- Rarity] Chants for Socialist: Excessively Rare 1883 "Democratic Federation" First Issue [together with] 1885 Edition with Walter Crane Headpiece

London: Reeves, Printed at the Modern Press, [1883].

Two Separate titles, the 1883 first issue, and the 1885 Walter Crane issue. 12mo., original printed wrappers. The excessively rare first issue [1883], as cited by H. Buxtom Forman, was issued two years before the more common Socialist League imprint (dated 1885). The 1883 issue has the Reeves and Modern Press imprints, and differs widely from the second issue. "Democratic Federation, No. 1, The Day is Coming," etc. Near fine with slight soiling. Together with the 1885 edition with the famed Walter Crane vignette on cover, London, Socialist League Office, 1885, itself quite rare. No copies located in the marketplace of the 1883 edition. The 1883 rare first issue of the first poetic contribution to the modern Socialist Movement was described by Buxton Formas as "one of the rarest of all Socialist items."

Price: $1,250.00   Item #3810