In black & red. Borders i6a,t7a,i8a, 19, & 19a. 250
on paper at three guineas, 6 on vellum at twelve
guineas. Dated April 1, issued July 29,1897. Pubz
lished at the Kelmscott Press. Bound in limp velz
lum.
jg? Unlike The Well at the World’s End, with
which it is mainly uniform, this book has red
shoulderznotes and no illustrations. Mr. Morris
began the story in verse on Feb. 4,1895. A few
days later he began it afresh in alternate prose and
verse; but he was again dissatisfied, and finally bez
gan it a third time in prose alone, as it now stands.
It was first announced as in the press in the list of
June 1,1896, at which date the early chapters were
in type,although they were not printed until about
a month later. The designs for the initial words
* Whilom’and ‘ Empty’were begun by William
Morris shortly before his death, and were finishz
ed by R. CattersonzSmith. Another edition was
published by Longmans on Oct. 1, 1897.
4tg.THE EARTHLY PARADISE. BY
WILLIAM MORRIS.VOLUME VIII.j^
FEBRUARY: BELLEROPHON IN LYz
CIA.THE HILL OF VENUS.JFEPIz
LOGUE. L’ENVOI. Medium 4to. Golden
type. In black and red. Borders 28a, 28,29a, & 29.
Fini shed J une 10, issued Sept. 27,1897. Published
at the Kelmscott Press. Bound in limp vellum.
The colophon of this final volume of The
Earthly Paradise contains the following note:
52
on paper at three guineas, 6 on vellum at twelve
guineas. Dated April 1, issued July 29,1897. Pubz
lished at the Kelmscott Press. Bound in limp velz
lum.
jg? Unlike The Well at the World’s End, with
which it is mainly uniform, this book has red
shoulderznotes and no illustrations. Mr. Morris
began the story in verse on Feb. 4,1895. A few
days later he began it afresh in alternate prose and
verse; but he was again dissatisfied, and finally bez
gan it a third time in prose alone, as it now stands.
It was first announced as in the press in the list of
June 1,1896, at which date the early chapters were
in type,although they were not printed until about
a month later. The designs for the initial words
* Whilom’and ‘ Empty’were begun by William
Morris shortly before his death, and were finishz
ed by R. CattersonzSmith. Another edition was
published by Longmans on Oct. 1, 1897.
4tg.THE EARTHLY PARADISE. BY
WILLIAM MORRIS.VOLUME VIII.j^
FEBRUARY: BELLEROPHON IN LYz
CIA.THE HILL OF VENUS.JFEPIz
LOGUE. L’ENVOI. Medium 4to. Golden
type. In black and red. Borders 28a, 28,29a, & 29.
Fini shed J une 10, issued Sept. 27,1897. Published
at the Kelmscott Press. Bound in limp vellum.
The colophon of this final volume of The
Earthly Paradise contains the following note:
52