The Earthly Paradise

Boston: Roberts Brothers [through 1871], 1870. First Edition thus. Decorative Cloth. Fine. First and Early Printings of the first American edition of this Victorian reworking of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, four parts in three volumes (as issued), the complete Author's Edition, with title pages dated as follows: Volume I (1870); Volume II (1871); Volume III (1871). Crown 8vo: [8],430,[2];… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1905. Hardcover. 12 Volumes; Small Octavos; 96/108/120/104/124/85/148/108/232/80/136/196 pages; G+; Quarter bound in brown cloth with blue paper boards and red text on spine; Covers have chipping along spine edgewear, rubbing and slight bumping to corners, mild edgewear and shelfwear, tearing and peeling to spines of Volumes 1 and 2; Textblocks have age toning, foxing… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905. Small 8vo. 12 original parts, paginated as 4 volumes (to allow for 4 volumes if bound). Original publishers blue paper covered boards with linen spines. Blue text to boards and red text to spines. Some marking to boards with sunning and slight wear to spines. Occasional denting to fore edge of boards. Overall all… Read more about this item

London: Roberts Brothers , 1871. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . First US edition of part IV of William Morris' epic poem. The Earthly Paradise by William Morris, part IV containing the December, January, and February parts. The epic poem is complete in twelve parts, each representing a month and containing two tales… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1903. 8vo. viii, 445, 2 pp. Red cloth with gilt floral decoration and lettering to boards and spine. Fading to spine and marks to boards, some dents and minor rubbing to edges. Darkening to endpapers and light spotting throughout. . Very Good. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1868.

London: F.S. Ellis. London, F.S. Ellis, 1868-1870. . Hardback. A very good copy. Three [3] Volumes. Complete. Bound in quarter calf. Volume one is a third edition, volumes two and three are first edition. Some rubbing to the leather and boards, owner's name to endpaper of volume one. An excellent book. [8303, Hyraxia Books]. 1868-1870 . Very Good. Hardback. 3rd… Read more about this item

Routledge, 2002-06-01. Hardcover. Like New. in x in x in. 1st edition. 2 volume set. A nice copy. Clean text, solid tight binding. First printing. Signed and dated by editor on front endpaper. Not issued with dust jackets and therefore don't have any. Corners sharp and square. \r\nIncludes funeral program of editor's late husband.

Boston: Roberts Brothers , 1870. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 6.5". None . A bright author's edition of part III of this epic poem by William Morris. The Earthly Paradise by William Morris, part III containing the September, October, and November parts. The epic poem is complete in twelve parts, each representing a month and containing two… Read more about this item

London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898. New Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary full aniline calf. Impressed titles to spine - probably originally gilt-blocked. Raised bands. '1894' impressed at bottom of spine. Spine bands somewhat worn, with panel edges slight dulled and rubbed as with age. Top edge gilt. Inner gilt dentils. Remains particularly well-preserved overall;… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. Parts I & II, ninth edition; Parts III & IV, seventh edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. 4 vols. Parts I & II, ninth edition; Parts III & IV, seventh edition. Title vignette. 343, 334, 526, 442 pp. Hardcover. Small… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts, Brothers, MDCCCLXVIII. Hard Cover. good+. octavo. 676pp Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Name and date of previous owner on title page. Back joint cracked. Rubbing at top of spine.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1905. Hardcover. Good. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 322 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards with a cloth spine strip. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts, Brothers, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Book. 8vo - over 7¾. VG. viii, 677 pp., 2 ad pp., First U.S. edition. The first American edition is made up from the sheets of the UK edition with Strangeways and Walden imprint on recto of title leaf and misprint in line 20 of page 75… Read more about this item

London, UK Longmans, Green & Co., 1910. Hardcover Later Edition (1890); "New Impression" (1910). Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows very light wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; some toning to the endpapers; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of… Read more about this item

New York : Longmans, Green , 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Provenance; from the Notting Hill High School with the owner's presentation bookplate. Physical description; 445 pages. Subjects; Literature, Medieval Adaptations. Mythology,… Read more about this item

Longmans, Green & Co, 1896-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Gold gilt on spine. Text faded on spine. Stamped heavily in gold on front cover. Water stain to back cover. Institutional marks.

Longmans, Green and Co, 1905. Hardcover. Good. 1905. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue paper covered boards with blue cloth to spine. Full title: The Earthly Paradise: a Poem. Part III: The Doom of King Acrisius - The Proud King. Pagination continued from previous volume. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868. First American Edition (Stated "Author's Edition" on copyright page). Leather. 430p. A small hardcover book bound in 3/4 golden-brown leather with marbled boards, foredges, and endpapers. Near-fine condition! The edges are lightly rubbed and the spine label is a bit crackly-looking. Early owner's signature on the first blank leaf, dated 1868. Margins faintly yellowed with… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1870 325pp. Top edge gilt is scuffed, scratched, and lightly soiled. Spine ends are bumped and have small tears and chipping. Boards are heavily air bubbled. Tips are bumped and rubbed. Endpapers have light creases. Inside board papers are bubbled and fading. Pages have light toning. Spine is dimpled. Lower edge of both boards have moderate to… Read more about this item

Roberts Brothers, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], 442, [1] pages. First American issue of the 'December', 'January' and 'February' sections of the narrative romance; apparently one of 1000 copies issued (limitation not stated in book). Slight rubbing and blistering to covers; slight bumping to corners mostly to lower… Read more about this item