1913 Rare 1st illustrated edition by Isabel Bonus - Tales From The Earthly Paradise by Pre-Raphaelite William Morris.
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(Description)
Title: Tales From The Earthly Paradise. Selected and arranged in prose by W. J. Glover.
Publisher: London, Adam and Charles Black, 1913. First illustrated edition by Isabel Bonus.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6 ".
Pages: viii-280 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing mainly on the outer edges - as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful twelve full-page illustrations in color by Isabel Bonus.
The book: Nice First illustrated edition by Isabel Bonus of The Earthly Paradise by William Morris, an epic poem. It is a lengthy collection of retellings of various myths and legends from Greece and Scandinavia. Publication began in 1868 and several later volumes followed until 1870. Tolkien's use of frame stories was directly influenced by Morris's poem.
The author: William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.