1978. London: The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1978. Oblong folio, original half brown morocco folding case, lettered in gilt. As new. § Grande de luxe copy number 17 with a recent restrike of one of the original copperplates, Plate 6: “Circle of the Falsifiers, Dante and Virgil..... More
1978. London: Trianon Press, 1978. Oblong folio, quarter morocco, cloth, slipcase. As new. § Limited to 376 copies. The first accurate reproduction of Blake’s seven engravings for the Divine Comedy, first published in 1838. This new edition has an introduction and commentary by Geoffrey Keynes; three facsimiles of early states..... More
1838. London: 1838 or ca. 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper. § Incomplete at the time of his death, Blake’s illustrations for the Divine Comedy, commissioned by John Linnell, are some of his finest and most affecting inventions. From 102 illustrations, ranging..... More
1838. London: 1838 or ca. 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper. § Bentley, Blake Books, 448D. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 647–653. Essick, “The Printings of William Blake’s Dante Engravings,” Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly, Fall 1990. More
1838. London: 1838 or ca. 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper. § Bentley, Blake Books, 448D. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 647–653. Essick, “The Printings of William Blake’s Dante Engravings,” Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly, Fall 1990. More
1838. London: 1838 or ca. 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper, a bit foxed. § Bentley, Blake Books, 448D. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 647–653. Essick, “The Printings of William Blake’s Dante Engravings,” Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly, Fall 1990. More
1954. Meriden, CT: Meriden Gravure Company, 1954. Oblong 4to, 6pp. plus 3 plates. In sewn salmon-colored printed wrappers, sun-faded and creased from top to bottom in center. Very good. § Limited edition of 400 printed by The Stinehour Press: Lunenburg: Vermont. Bentley, BB, 1867. More
