MORRIS, William

The Life and Death of Jason. A Poem

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1867. 8vo (6.75 x 4.5 inches). 4-page advertisements at front. 307 pages. Original terra-cotta cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. Provenance: Alice N. Day (1868 ownership signature on title, faint). Text lightly toned at edges, stain on front cover, a few chips at ends of spine, but generally very good plus copy, the spine lettering bright. Item #406922

First American edition, and the first book by Morris published in America. The poem is Morris's epic-length versification of the Greek myth of Jason.

Price: $90.00