3 volumes, 8vo. Printed in Golden type on Flower paper, ornamental woodcut borders to title page and facing page (very light spotting.) Original limp vellum, spines gilt-lettered, yapp edges (some minor soiling, edges lightly bumped). Provenance: Armorial bookplate.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 250 copies on paper for a total edition of 256. Works saw a rocky road to publication, as Morris's longtime editor F.S. Ellis doubted "if 3 fattish volumes would pay & I think perhaps therefore it is better to let him alone." After further consultation with Algernon Charles Swinburne, Morris and Ellis decided to move forward with production. Unlike other Kelmscott titles of the period Shelley's Works was issued without silk ties; according to Morris's secretary Sydney Cockerell, "The ties were omitted from the Shelley as an experiment, as some people don't care for them." Peterson A29.