The earthly paradise : a poem
William Morris (Author, Engraver), Robert Sinclair (Former owner), Edward Coley Burne-Jones (Illustrator)
A series of 24 tales in verse, 2 for each month of the year
Print Book, English, 1868-1870
F.S. Ellis, 33 King Street, Covent Garden, London, 1868-1870
Library of English literature, LEL 20797-99
Adaptations
4 parts in 6 : illustration ; 23 cm
51004898
An apology
Prologue: the wanderers
March: Atalanta's race. The man born to be king
April: The doom of King Acrisius. The proud king
May: The story of Cupid and Psyche. The writing on the image
June: The love of Alcestis. The lady of the land
July: The son of Croesus. The watching of the falcon
August: Pygmalion and the image. Ogier the Dane
September: The death of Paris. The land east of the sun and west of the moon
October: The story of Acontius and Cydippe. The man who never laughed again
November: The story of Rhodope. The lovers of Gudrun
December: The golden apples. The fostering of Aslaug
January: Bellerophon at Argos. The ring given to Venus
February: Bellerophon in Lycia. The hill of Venus
Epilogue
L'envoi
One of 25 large-paper copies. Parts I and II were issued together, usually as 1 v., in 1868; the large-paper copies were divided in 2 v. with a half-title added to v.2. Large-paper copies of parts III and IV, issued separately in 1870, were each also divided and supplied with extra half-titles. Cf. Forman
A series of 24 tales, 2 for each month of the year; 12 from classical sources; the other 12 from medieval Latin, French and Icelandic originals
Pagination: v. 1: vii, 343 p. v. 2: 344-676 p., 2 l. v. 3: 3 p.l., 273 p. v. 4: 274-526 p., 1 l. v. 5: 3 p. l., 230 p. v. 6: 1. p. l., 231-442 p., 1 l
Publisher's advertisements on [2] p. at end of v. 2
"Woodcut on the title page ... designed by E. Burne-Jones ... engraved by W. Morris for the first edition"--See A bibliography of the works of William Morris / by Temple Scott, 1897, page 3
Title vignette, v. 1, 3, 5; same cut on last leaf, v. 2, 4, 6