William Morris

  • 74

    Catalog books

  • 14

    Works

  • 1974 to 2017

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

William Morris's design work is presented here through a practical and visual lens. English Floral Punch-Out Gift Boxes offers six ready-made floral designs that reveal his pattern sensibility, while The Designs of William Morris collects a broader selection of his motifs and repeats, showing how ornament and craft intertwine across interiors and objects.

These books emphasize Morris as a maker of usable beauty: one a hands-on paper project for immediate use, the other a reference of patterns and layouts for designers and hobbyists. Together they illuminate the craftsmanship behind recurring botanical forms, woven structure, and the rhythmic detail that define his decorative art.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Decorative pattern design • Arts and Crafts movement influence • Textile and wallpaper motifs

Genres and themes: Design and decorative arts • Pattern and ornament • Victorian aestheticism

Who this author is best for: Good for readers who appreciate historic design, detailed pattern studies, and craft-focused reproductions.

Browse collections of patterns and design plates to see his motifs at different scales and applications.

Top Books To Start With

  1. MORRIS: NEWS FROM NOWHERE OR AN EPOCH OF REST: BEING SOME CHAPTERS FROM A UPTOPIAN ROMANCE BY WILLIAM MORRIS (CAMBRIDGE TEXTS IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT)

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 263 pages.

  2. Morris: News from Nowhere (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1995 • standard commitment

    You enjoy Victorian utopian fiction and political imagination in News from Nowhere | You appreciate William Morris’s fus…

  3. The Designs of William Morris

    Phaidon Inc Ltd • 1995 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. English Floral Punch-Out Gift Boxes : Six Designs

    Dover Pubns • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 6 pages.

  5. William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs (Pictorial Archives)

    Dover Pubns • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 41 pages.

  6. Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 136 pages.

  7. Hopes and Fears for Art (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  8. News from Nowhere; or, An Epoch of Rest

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 208 pages.

  9. Poems by the Way, and Love is Enough (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 248 pages.

  10. Signs of Change (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 120 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Designs of William Morris is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from MORRIS: NEWS FROM NOWHERE OR AN EPOCH OF REST: BEING SOME CHAPTERS FROM A UPTOPIAN ROMANCE BY WILLIAM MORRIS (CAMBRIDGE TEXTS IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT).

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