1977. London: Trianon Press: 1977. 4to, 155 pp., 51 plates. Original full brown morocco, slipcase. A fine copy. § Copy A of 26 copies for the Trustees and publishers, signed by Keynes, of a total edition of 562 copies.The definitive work on all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake..... More
1977. London: Trianon Press: 1977. 4to, 155 pp., 51 plates. Original quarter brown morocco, slipcase. § Copy 5 of 500 in quarter morocco, from the limited edition of 562 copies. The definitive work on all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Not in Bentley BB or supplement... More
1976. London: Published by the Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1976. Small 4to, 62 pp., and 11 plates with descriptions. Quarter morocco with cloth covered boards. § Edition limited to 438 numbered copies, this being 1 of 26 copies for the Trustees. A study of William Blake’s Laocoon..... More
1957. London: Trianon Press, 1957. Folio, with 9 color plates and 156 illustrations. Original quarter morocco, covers scuffed lightly, a little worn but good, internally fine (issued without a slipcase). § Limited to 460 copies, this is #228. This was the first time that Blake’s Biblical illustrations had been..... More
1980. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980. 8vo, xxviii, 235 pp, with 25 black and white plates and one text illustration. The third edition, revised and amplified. Near fine in original black cloth and dust-jacket. § Third edition. Bentley, BBS, refers to this edition but does not include it (see p.96n.). More
1806. London: printed for Longman; by T. Bensley, 1806. Single leaf, 200 x 130 mm, being the frontispiece by Blake engraved by Cromek. Trimmed to the image, recently cleaned, with a couple of almost invisible creases and an ink smudge on the child’s nose. § A sentimental commercial engraving. The..... More
1926. London: Published for the Julian Editions by Ernest Benn Limited, 1926. 4to, xxiii, [1], 35, [1]. With 8 b/w plates by William Blake.Original black cloth, dust-jacket, slipcase. Jacket torn and browned, book fine. § Limited to 300 copies beautifully printed by the CUP on hand-made paper. Bentley, Blake Books..... More
1954. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Large 8vo, 43; 44, [2] pp., 12 gravure plates after the paintings by William Blake. Gilt-lettered dark green cloth, slipcase; prospectus and newsletter. § Limited to 1780 copies designed by Bruce Rogers. The illustrations are from the Blake designs in the collection of..... More
1954. New York:Heritage Press, 1954. Large 8vo, 43; 44, [2] pp., 12 gravure plates after the paintings by William Blake. Quarter red cloth, marbled boards. § Reprint of the edition designed by Bruce Rogers. The illustrations are from the Blake designs in the collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library and..... More
1923. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1923. 4to, 32, (2) pp. 6 plates. Quarter vellum, green buckram, very good. § De luxe edition limited to 150 copies on hand-made paper. Bentley, Blake Books, 389. More
1923. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1923. 4to, 32, (2) pp. 6 plates. Cloth and decorated paper over boards, paper label. § First edition. Light dust soiling, corners faintly worn, but a very good copy. Bentley, Blake Books, 389. More
1926. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926. 2 vols. in 1, 8vo, [viii], 283; [xii], 359 pp. Title pages in sepia and black, 27 black-and-white plates. Full stiff vellum, gilt-lettered backstrip, covers slightly bowed and spotted in the vellum. Two gift inscriptions at front. § De luxe edition, limited to 95..... More
1964. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964. Small 8vo, [8], 151 [1]pp. Original light blue cloth stamped in black to backstrip; frontispiece and four illustrations from paintings and engravings by Blake in black and white. Pastedowns damaged when articles pasted in were removed, lacking dust jacket (clipping from dust..... More
1998. London: Longman York Press, 1998. 8vo, 96pp. Printed wrappers. As new. § First edition. York Notes Advanced. Punter is a well-established writer on Blake with numerous articles to his credit -- Bentley lists eleven up to 1995. More
1968. London: NJ: Routledge Kegan Paul, 1968. 2 volumes, royal 8vo, xxxii, 428; xi, 370 pp. 194 plates including 11 in color. Original purple cloth, dust-jackets in protective plastic, boxed as issued. Newspaper cutout, “Symbols and Forces” by Kathleen Nott, Observer Review 17 August 1969, loosely inserted. § First British..... More
1914. London: George Bell and Sons, 1914. 12mo, cxxxiii, 231pp., original blue cloth binding, blindstamp decoration to top cover, title stamped in gilt to backstrip. Backstrip slightly faded. Gift inscription dated 1914 to front free endpaper. Very good. § Sixth edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 299F. First printing of Tiriel (in..... More
1980. Hancock, VT: Top Drawer Enterprises, 1980. Oblong 12mo, 4 double-sided folding panels with 11 reproductions of Blake images. The Sixfold Postcard/Poster/Periodical/Book. Very good. §. More
1980. Hancock, VT: Top Drawer Enterprises, 1980. Oblong 12mo, 4 double-sided folding panels with 11 reproductions of Blake images. The Sixfold Postcard/Poster/Periodical/Book. Stained on 2 panels. Good. §. More
1971. Los Angeles, CA: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Booksellers, 1971. 8vo, 48pp. Illustrated, including a Blake image (item 5: A Standing Archer). Printed wrappers with some water damage to spine. Good. §. More
1982. San Francisco, CA: John Howell Books, 1982. 8vo, 128pp. Illustrated. Item 83 on page 31: Hayley, William. The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper with 6 engravings by William Blake. Printed wrappers. Very good to near fine. §. More
1981. Gloucestershire, UK: The Whittington Press, 1981. Large 4to, bi-fold with tipped-in color plate of The Old Dragon (loose). Light soiling. Very good. § Announcement of the May 1981 limited edition publication Milton’s Hymn On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity with Illustrations by William Blake by Whittington Press in association..... More
London: Paul Grinke, [No Date]. Oblong 8vo, 28pp. Wrappers. § Item 32 page 17-19 The Battle of Ai by Thomas Stothard with engravings by Blake during his development as a commercial engraver. More
1974. London: Bertram Rota Ltd., 1974. 8vo, 155pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers with some staining along spine edge. Very good. § A major catalogue from Rota, offering i.a. some private press editions of Blake. More
New York: Oxford University Press, [No Date]. 8vo, Brown illustrated four-fold. Blackwell’s Antiquarian Dept. stamped in black on rear. Very good. §. More
1981. [New York]: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. Single-sided black and white glossy illustration announcing the release of Nancy Willard’s book A Visit to William Blake’s Inn. Very good. §. More
