NICE DARK BLUE BOOK WITH IMPRINT FRONT AND SPINE. BUMP LOWER RIGHT CORNER. FORMER OWNERS BOOK LIBRARY LABEL IN FRONT- NO MARKINGS, NO MARKINGS THROUGHOUT, TIGHT AND GOOD SHAPE. William Frend De Morgan (16 November 1839 ¿ 15 January 1917) was an English potter and tile designer. A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and furniture for Morris & Co. from 1863 to 1872.William De Morgan died in London in 1917, of trench fever, and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery. Recollections of William De Morgan praise him both for his personal warmth and the indomitable energy with which he pursued his kaleidoscopic career as designer, potter, inventor and novelist. THIS BOOK WAS FINISHED BY EVELYN DE MORGAN WHO WROTE THE PREFATORY. SHE WROTE THAT THE NOVEL WAS UNHAPPILY LEFT UNFINISHED AT THE TIME OF HER HUSBAND'S DEATH. THE NARRATIVE WAS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE READER AS THE INCIDENTS OF EUSTACE JOHN. SHE TITLED THE BOOK INSIDE THE NARRATIVE OF EUSTACE JOHN.