1888. Edmonton: William Muir, 1888. 4to, intaglio title page, iv ( text prologue), 18 leaves with Muir's black and white intaglio engraved plates, sewed, and more recently bound in vellum and new endpapers, and fitted into a modern marbled slipcase. Original Muir wrappers not bound in. § Possibly one... More about For Children. The Gates of Paradise, by William Blake, Lambeth, 1793
1796. London: by S. Gosnell for William Miller, 1796. Frontispiece only, 8 x 6.5 in. Trimmed to the image so losing the text below, but retaining the imprint at the foot “Blake inv. Perry sc.” One or two light spots of foxing, generally very good. § Frontispiece only. Blake’s illustrations... More about Frontispiece, “Lenore, clasping her spectral bridegroom,” to Leonora. A Tale, Translated and...
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1888. Edmonton: William Muir, 1888. 4to, intaglio title page, iv ( text prologue), 18 leaves with Muir's black and white intaglio engraved plates, sewed. [with] [25] leaves including the preliminary and final blank. Original wrappers, upper cover lettered in manuscript and signed and numbered by Muir. [with] 1 leaf signed... More about The Gates of Paradise. [with] There is no Natural Religion. [and] All Religions are One. [with]...
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1991. Tate Gallery Publications, London: The William Blake Trust, [1991]. Folio, 302 pp., including 105 pages of color plates. Brown cloth in pictorial dust-jacket, with protective plastic. As new. § The first volume in this series of Blake’s illuminated books. The hard-bound edition has been long out of print. More about General title] William Blake’s Illuminated Books. Jerusalem: The Emanation of Giant Albion....
1995. Princeton: The William Blake Trust, [1995]. Lge. 4to, 367 pages, including 77 pages of color illustrations. Brown cloth in pictorial jacket. § The fourth volume in this series of Blake’s illuminated books, edited overall by David Bindman. As new. The hard-bound edition has been long out of print. More about General title] William Blake’s Illuminated Books. The Continental Prophecies. America: A...
1995. Princeton: The William Blake Trust, [1995]. Lge. 4to, 231 pages, including 57 pages of color illustrations. Brown cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. As new. § The sixth volume in this series of Blake’s illuminated books, edited overall by David Bindman. As new. The hard-bound edition has been long out of print. More about General title] William Blake’s Illuminated Books. The Urizen Books: The First Book of Urizen,...
1995. Princeton: The William Blake Trust, [1995]. Folio, 231 pp., including 57 pp. of illustrations. Brown cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. The sixth volume in this series of Blake’s illuminated books. As new. § The sixth volume in this series of Blake’s illuminated books, edited overall by David Bindman. As... More about General title] William Blake’s Illuminated Books: Vol 6 The Urizen Books: The First Book of...
1925. Olney, Bucks.: The Blake Society, 1925. 4to, [24] pages. Six plates, additional illus. Original wrappers. Wrappers a bit soiled and worn. Very good. § One of 100 numbered copies. A scarce item from the eccentric Wright - not located in Bentley but probably there somewhere. More about The Heads of the Poets. Eighteen in Number--of Which Seventeen Have Not Been Hitherto...
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1788. London: J.R. Smith, 1788. 2 prints, images 21 x 26 cms., with full margins and imprints. Well printed in brown ink, cleaned and titles mounted below the prints, in very good condition. § Second state of The Idle Laundress, third state of Industrious Cottager, good impressions. These two prints... More about The Idle Laundress. [with] Industrious Cottager. Painted by G. Morland. Engraved by W. Blake
1825. London: [plates dated] 1825 [but published 1826]. Folio, 320 x 254 mm, engraved title and 21 plates. Proofs on India paper mounted on handmade paper, some leaves watermarked J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1825. Matted, a brilliant set, with the original printed label preserved. § First edition, limited to 150... More about Illustrations of the Book of Job
1935. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935. Large 4to, text, illustrations including 63 color facsimile plates, in six fascicles in original wrappers with labels, enclosed in a blue cloth box worn. § A magnificent production, showing for the first time the three colored sets done by Blake and the drawings... More about Illustrations of the Book of Job. Introduction by Laurence Binyon and Geoffrey Keynes
1882. London: March 8, 1825 (but published 1826). Proof on India paper mounted on handmade paper, some leaves watermarked J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1825. A fine impression. Matted. § Single plate from the first edition, one of 150 proof sets on India paper. Bentley, Blake Books, 421A. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 625–641C. More about Illustrations of the Book of Job. Plate 9: “Then a Spirit passed before my face”
1937. London: Dent, and New York: Dutton, 1937. 4to, [5], 22 color plates, 9pp.note at end. Original black cloth, gilt top. § Bentley, BB, 375 . The color illustrations are from the "New Zealand " set. More about Illustrations of the Book of Job. Reproduced in Facsimile from the original “New Zealand” set...
1927. London: Ernest Benn, 1927. 4to, (6), 56, (4) pp, with 22 plates. In original black cloth with binding firm, but some wear to head and tail of spine, the latter with an neat sewn repair with black thread. § A scarce edition, well printed by the Westminster Press with collotype plates. Bentley, BB, 431. More about Illustrations of the Book of Job. The Eighteenth Book of the Old testament with the Twenty-two...
1927. Cambridge: Harvard Press, for the Fogg Museum, 1927. Large 4to, with 5 color and 25 monochrome plates and introductory text by Keynes in blue cloth portfolio with ribbon ties. Very good. § Limited to 500 copies. An excellent job of color facsimile showing the glory of the water-colors. Bentley, BB, 395. More about Illustrations to Young’s Night Thoughts done in water-colour by William Blake... from the...
1951. London: Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, 1951. 4to, (6), ix, 100 color plates. Very good in original dark blue buckram with protective acetate wrapper, in a folding box, with grey cloth spine and patterned paper covers, slight fraying to cloth at top and bottom of front cloth... More about Jerusalem
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1951. London: Trianon Press, [1951] [and] London: Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, [1954]. Small 4to, 116 text, errata, 100 facsimile pp. [and] Small 4to, xv, 264 pp. Both vols. in original cloth, with gilt lettering and matching dust jackets. Both dust jackets a little age toned, some paste... More about Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes. [with] Wicksteed, Joseph. William Blake’s Jerusalem....
1951. London: Trianon Press, [1951] [and] London: Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, [1954]. Small 4to, 116 text, errata, 100 facsimile pp. [and] Small 4to, xv, 264 pp. Both vols. in original orange cloth, with gilt lettering and dust jackets, a bit worn. § [Jerusalem:] 2500 copies printed... More about Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes. [with] Wicksteed, Joseph. William Blake’s Jerusalem....
1951. London: Trianon Press, [1951] [and] London: Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, [1954]. Small 4to, 116 text, errata, 100 facsimile pp.[and] Small 4to, xv, 264 pp.Both vols. in original orange cloth, with gilt lettering and dust jacket. Good copies if slightly worn § [Jerusalem:] 2500 copies printed. Facsimile... More about Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes. [with] Wicksteed, Joseph. William Blake’s Jerusalem....
1877. [London: John Pearson, 1877]. Large 4to, 100 plates, printed in black and white, with black framing lines. Original blue-gray wrappers, textblock untrimmed, internally slightly foxed, wrappers mended at backstrip and at edges. Bookplate of Pamela and Raymond Lister. § A wonderful facsimile of copy D (now at Harvard), limited... More about Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion. 1804
1947. New York: United Book Guild, 1947. Folio, 2-page introduction by Patchen and 22 tipped-on blue-hued plates. Original black cloth folder rather worn, internally good. § Bentley, Blake Books, 432: “evidently issued in several forms”, this copy without the essay by Damon sometimes present. More about Job Invented and Engraved by William Blake. Introductory Note by Kenneth Patchen
1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges, very good. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has... More about Joseph sold to the Ishmeelites (in) The Protestant’s Family Bible. Containing the Old and New...
1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges, very good. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has... More about Joshua passing over Jordan (in) The Protestant’s Family Bible. Containing the Old and New...
1998. [London:] Designed and printed by Linda Anne Landers at Spoon Print Press, 1998. 8vo, (unpaginated), with a letterpress title and one leaf of text and 8 color-printed woodblock illustrations. As new. § Number 89 of 100 copies numbered and signed by Landers. A lovely production of Blake's famous poem;... More about The Lamb
1969. New York: Dell, 1969. Small 8vo, 159pp.; paperback. § 6th printing. A good selection of Blake’s poetry (reprinted many times and thus evidently well received), with illuminating notes by Ruthven Todd who also wrote on Blake’s art and printing techniques. The series was edited by Richard Wilbur. Bentley 226..... More about Laurel Poetry Series. Blake. Selected with an Introduction and notes by Ruthven Todd
