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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 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). Slater 3 (Parts I
& II), Scott 3, Vaughan 7, Ashley III 163, Ehrsam & Deily 177,
Fredeman 43.13, Colbeck 6. (Inv. #464) C$200 |
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Volume Two,
Part III. London: F.S. Ellis, 1870. Second edition, 19 x
12.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark green linen 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) C$100 |
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Volume Three,
Part IV. London: F.S. Ellis, 1870. First edition, 19 x
12.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark green linen 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. Slater 3
(Part IV), Scott 3, Vaughan 7, Ehrsam & Deily 177, Fredeman 43.13,
Colbeck 11. (Inv. #587) C$200 |
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Morris, William, THE EARTHLY
PARADISE: A POEM (London: Reeves & Turner, 1890). First
edition thus, first issue, 21 x 14.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark aqua
fine net-grain cloth w/gilt design (executed by Morris in 1890) to fr.
cover & spine (repeated in blind to rear), gilt title to spine,
a.e. untrimmed, cream ep.s, 445 (viii) pp. w/titlepage wood engraving
by Morris after Edward Burne-Jones, +1p. publ. advert before
prelims. Printed at the Ballantyne Press, London &
Edinburgh. Binding Very Good (extremities sl. worn, & ep.s
browned); contents Very Good (prev. owners' inscr.s to fr. pastedown
& recto of advert leaf). (Inv. #994) C$100 Home Page |