However , he was a great enthusiast for letterpress .
Is notable for the early date of enthusiast 's private press activities ( starting more than forty years before William Morris conceived the Kelmscott Press and the so - called ' private press movement ' began ) .
However , he was a great enthusiast for letterpress , and is notable for the early date of his private press activities ( starting more than forty years before William Morris conceived the Kelmscott Press and the so - called ' private press movement ' began ) .