The earthly paradise : a poem / by William Morris [complete in twelve volumes]

Morris, William (1834-1896)

1905, First Edition. London ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans, Green, and Co. Very good copies in cloth-backed plain boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Some light foxing to prelims and volume cover panels. Frontis portrait to volume 1 is tissue-guarded. Remain tightly bound; overall clean and well-preserved. Provenance: bookplate of Alan John Davidson. Item #449218

Physical description; Complete in twelve volumes ; continuous pagination, xii, 412 pages : portrait ; 19 cm. Contents; Introduction. An apology. Prologue: The wanderers. The author to the reader. -- March: Atlanta's race. The man born to be king. -- April: Doom of King Acrisius. The proud king. -- May: Story of Cupid and Psyche. Writing on the image. -- June: Love of Alcestis. Lady of the land. -- July: Song of Croesus. Watching of the falcon. -- August: Pygmalion and the image. Ogier the Dane. -- September: Death of Paris. Land east of the sun and west of the moon. -- October: Story of Acontius and Cydippe. The man who never laughed again. -- November: Story of Rhodope. Lovers of Gudrun. -- December: Golden apples. Fostering of Aslaug. -- January: Bellerophon at Argos. The ring given to Venus. -- February: Bellerophon in Lycia. Hill of Venus. -- Epilogue. -- L'envoi. Subjects; Literature, Medieval Paraphrases. Mythology, Greek. Paradise. English poetry 19th century. Narrative poetry, English.

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