[Essex House Press] Finely printed prospectus & order form for 'forthcoming issue of the sixth book from the Essex House Press' - F. S. Ellis's Shakespeare's poems, with R. Savage frontis. and 'new alphabet of bloomers designed by C. R. Ashbee'.

Bifolium (21.5 x 14.5 cm): 4 pp. Good, on lightly-aged good-quality laid paper. Lightly folded. First page headed with a 5 cm square illustration of the front of Essex House. Begins: 'The Guild of Handicraft announce the forthcoming issue of the sixth book from the Essex House Press: | The Poems of Shakespeare and lyrics from his plays, in the orthography of the earliest editions. Edited by F. S. Ellis, with a frontispiece by Reginald Savage, and a new alphabet of bloomers designed by C. R. Ashbee.' Physical description and price follow. 'As the recently published edition of Shelley's Adonais was subscribed for more than twice over before issue, intending purchasers should make timely application.' A list of works published by the press, with those planned. 'Arrangements have been made by the Press with Mr. Douglas Cockerell for special bindings for the Essex House books as they appear.' (details follow). The final page is the 'ORDER FORM.', faintly-stamped in purple on a blank part of which is the following: '28 APR. 1900 | STATIONER | WORTHINGTON'.