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Saturday, August 20, 2011
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-texture 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). Slater 3 (Parts I & II), Scott 3, 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-texture 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-texture 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. Slater 3 (Part IV),, Scott 3, Vaughan 7, Ehrsam & Deily 177, Fredeman 43.13, Colbeck 11. (Inv. #587)
C$600 The Set
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