William Morris's The Earthly Paradise, Three Volumes

Binding
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




Binding
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




Binding
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




The First One-Volume Edition, With Cover Design by Morris

Binding
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



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