William Morris's The
Earthly Paradise, Three Volumes
Volume One, Parts I &
II. London: F.S. Ellis, 1868. First edition, first issue
(w/the errors on pp. 75 & 92), 19 x 12.5cm (8vo), in publisher's
dark green linen-grain cloth w/paper title-label to spine, a.e.
untrimmed, [i-ii publ. adverts], [i-vii] viii, [1] 2-676 [677-678],
[1-2 publ. adverts] pp. w/titlepage wood engraving by the author after
Edward Burne-Jones (repeated on p.[677]). Printed by Strangeways
& Walden, London. Binding Good (extremities sl. worn,
title-label chipped, & cloth & ep.s a bit stained); contents
Very Good (sl. creasing to 1st few leaves). Vaughan 7, Ashley III
163, Ehrsam & Deily 177, Fredeman 43.13, Colbeck 6. (Inv.
#464)
Volume Two, Part III. London: F.S. Ellis, 1870.
Second edition, 19 x 12.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark green
linen-grain cloth w/paper title-label to spine, [i-ii publ. adverts],
[i-vi], [1] 2-526 [527-528] pp. w/titlepage wood engraving by the
author after Edward Burne-Jones (repeated on p.[527]). Printed by
Strangeways & Walden, London. Binding Good (head of spine
chipped, rear cover dampstained, & lower corners bumped); contents
Near-Fine. Vaughan 7. (Inv. #465)
Volume Three, Part IV. London: F.S. Ellis, 1870.
First edition, 19 x 12.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark green linen-grain
cloth w/paper title-label to spine, a.e. untrimmed, [i-vi], [1] 2-442
[443-444], [1] 2-8 (publ. adverts) pp. w/titlepage wood engraving by
the author after Edward Burne-Jones (repeated on p.[443]), +
replacement titlepage & spine label for the 1st edition of Parts I
& II ("for owners ... who might wish to render their set uniform in
appearance" [Colbeck 12]) tipped in after p.[444]. Printed by
Strangeways & Walden, London. Binding Very Good (spine label
chipped, corner tips sl. worn, & ep.s a bit browned); contents
Near-Fine. Vaughan 7, Ehrsam & Deily 177, Fredeman 43.13,
Colbeck 11. (Inv. #587)
