Pygmalion and the Image
New York: R H Russell, 1903.
Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Item #15239
Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, blotted library spine marks, cover soil, light tone, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid sewn hardcover.; Reprint of "Pygmalion and the Image" from The Earthly Paradise, including the four paintings by Edward Burne-Jones, and a portrait frontispiece of Morris by G F Watts. Gold cover decor and lettering, top edge gilt. "Prior to the appearance of "Pygmalion and the Image" each narrator of the legend had dwelt mainly on the physical side, sensuous or sensual according to his temperament, of the tale. In MOrris's version the dominant note is the passionate delight - enthusiasm verging on madness - of the artist and craftsman in his own handiwork, reflecting to a marked degree, Morris's own temperament, one of the leading characteristics of which was his habit of hurling himself headlong into each new project as it claimed his attention from time to time." - Introduction by Fitzroy Carrington. First Edition thus of this standalone edition of William Morris's poem on the Pygmalion theme. ; xiii, [2], 34, [1], [5] pl pages.
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