Ballads and Narrative Poems was written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Published by the Kelmscott Press in 1893, 310 were printed on paper and a further six on paper. The book is printed on paper and is set in Golden type in red and black ink. The woodcut frontispiece was designed by William Morris, along with the title, borders and initials. Ballads and Narrative Poems was part of a two volume set of works by Rossetti. A few months after this first volume was produced, the Kelmscott Press published Rossetti’s Sonnets and Lyrical Poems (K447).
