The Earthly Paradise, a Poem

New York: Longmans, Green & Company, 1907. New Impression. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good, handsomely bound in full calf leather, with a hubbed spine and gilt page edges. Fading to color at spine. Minor edge wear. Foxing to end papers. Brief owner inscription to second front end page. Text is clean and unmarked. Complete in one volume. ;… Read more about this item

London: F.S. Ellis, 1868. First Edition. Green Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. N/a. viii, 676, 4 (ads.) pp. 1868. First edition. A presentation copy. Not actually signed but permanently 'touched' by the great hand. A presentation copy. The inscription to the front endpaper reads: 'With the author's Compliments'. A charming woodblock to the title… Read more about this item

London: F.S. Ellis, 1871. Night passed, day dawned, and we grew full of mirth As with the ever-rising wind Still farther lay our threatened death behind, Or so we thought : some eighty men we were, Of whom but fifty knew the shipman's gear, The rest were uplanders ; midst such of these As knew not of our quest,… Read more about this item

London: F. S. Ellis, 1868, 1870, 1871. First editions throughout; 4 vols. in 3, as issued; 8vo, woodcut device designed by Morris on title page; original green cloth with paper labels on spines, light to moderate wear at extremities, a few small tears at spine ends, small bubbles in cloth on covers, labels soiled and somewhat worn, generally good… Read more about this item

London : Longmans, Green and Co. , 1905. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A lovely new impression copy of this epic poem by William Morris. A new impression of this work. The Earthly Paradise is an epic poem by William Morris and is a collection of retellings of various myths and legends from Greece and Scandinavia.William… Read more about this item

Ellis and White. London. 1880. Eighth [I/II] and sixth [III/IV] editions. 4 volumes.. pp. viii, 343, (i); (ii) Advertisements, (vi), 334, (ii); (ii) Advertisements, (vi), 526, (ii); (iv), 442, (ii). Woodcut vignette of the Three Graces on each title and each colophon. Original cloth with paper spine labels, these a little worn, lacking the rear free end-paper in v.II,… Read more about this item

London: Reeves and Turner, 1886. Complete in 5 volumes. Books measure 17x12.cm. [4],343,[4]pp, 334pp, 336pp, 526,176pp, 177-442pp, 30pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear, remnants of a private library number on spines. Generally bindings in good clean condition. Internally, private library stamp and previous owners name on free endpapers, two… Read more about this item

London: F.S. Ellis, 1870. First Edition. LARGE PAPER, One of 25 on Whatman paper. [viii, [1]-343, [1]; [half-title]-676, [4]; [6] ,[1]-273, [i]; 274-525, [2];[6], [1]-230; 231-442, [1]pp. Strangeways and Walden, Printers. 6 vols. 8vo. Full red contemporary morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g. by Hodson Binder, Liverpool. Bookplate of Earl of Derby. Some rubbing to front hinge of volume one, and… Read more about this item

Longmans, Green & Co, 1918-01-01. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Previous owner's ink inscription, looks like part of a school prize inscription.. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, the Author's Edition "from the Third London Edition." One volume in a green cloth binding, beveled, with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Covering March to August in Morris's epic poem. Clean text; 430 pages, with 14 pages of publisher's adverts in the rear,… Read more about this item

TREDITION CLASSICS, 2012-12-14. Paperback. Good.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First three volume American edition. Octavo, original dark green cloth. 600 copies were printed. Ex-library copy. Front and rear paste-down endpapers of each volume show residue from label removal, previous owner's name and 1872 ownership date in volume one, occasional library stamps, and de-accesssioning notice; hinge paper splitting at front of volume one. Externally the books… Read more about this item

London: Reeves and Turner, 1890. Hardcover. Good. 448pp, clean cloth with gilt decorations on front an spine. (spine dated 1891!). similar decorations blind-stamped on rear. Bookplate on ifc. Size: 8vo

London: Ellis and Green, 1872. Hardcover, part 5 of a 10 part set, comprising: The Death of Paris; The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Cloth to front cover is creased and marked and there is light foxing to internal pages. No other faults. AD. Hardcover. Good. Used.

London: Longmans, Green, 1896. Tenth edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vos, original black cloth, worn paper labels, name on title, vl. 1 torn at head of spine This is the Cheaper Issue of the Library Edition. Publisher's Complimentary Slip laid in. From the Poetical Works of William Morris series.

Longmans, Green & Company, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 104 pages. No dust jacket. Blue paper covered boards with grey cloth to spine. Part IV. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and… Read more about this item

London: F.S. Ellis, 33 King Street, Covent Garden, 1870. Vols. 1 and 2 of 4 vols. 8vo: (8), 344; (8), 335 pp. woodcut design to title pages and final leaves, pages untrimmed. Half green morocco over green pebbled cloth, backstrips richly gilt with gilt-stamped red morocco labels. Bindings somewhat scuffed and tips bumped, but still quite handsome, foxing to… Read more about this item

London: Reeves and Turner, 1890. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. A nice edition of William Morris' most important literary work, his beautiful retellings of various Greek and Scandinavian myths and legends. 'The Earthly Paradise' is a wonderful epic poem by William Morris, a retelling of various myths and legends from Greek and Scandinavia. This was an… Read more about this item

London: Reeves and Turner, 1890. 8vo, pp. viii, 445; text in double column, title-p. vignette after a design by Burne-Jones; very good copy in original gilt-decorated green cloth, covers a little darkened, else very good. The first appearance of the revised text of The Earthly Paradise used in the Kelmscott edition. Forman 35.

London: Reeves and Turner, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover book in acceptable condition. Boards darkened and age-toned. Inscribed at ffep, dated 1895. Some foxing to endpapers and a couple interior pages, otherwise pages unmarked, bright. Overall a nice copy. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that… Read more about this item