The Earthly Paradise
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Overview:
- Title: The Earthly Paradise
- Author: William Morris
- Year: 1896
- Publisher: Kelmscott Press
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Collection
- Title Reference: The Earthly Paradise
- Notes: 8 vol. Published beginning in 1895, completed in May 1896. "Page numbers" for contents below are the volume numbers. Not all contents are genre. The poems are arranged with two for each month; 12 from classical sources, the other 12 from medieval Latin, French and Icelandic originals. Volumes & months are: 1-March; 2-April; 3-May & June; 4-July & August; 5-Sept. & Oct.; 6-Nov. 7-Dec. & Jan.; 8-Feb.
Edition of 225 copies on Apple paper. Wood-engraved borders and initials designed by Morris. Limp vellum. Data from Bloomsbury House Auctions and WorldCat. "Decorated with 64 beautiful full-page ornamental borders and countless woodcut initials" (Abebooks).