340 pages : 29 cm

Chaucer type, in double columns, with ornamental borders and initials; headings in red

"Here ends The water of the wondrous isles, written by William Morris. It was printed at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, & finished on the first day of April, 1897. The borders and ornaments were designed entirely by William Morris, except the initial words Whilom & Empty, which were completed from his unfinished designs by R. Catterson-Smith. Sold by the trustees of the late William Morris at the Kelmscott Press"--Colophon

One of 250 copies on paper

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