1979. London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. 8vo, 102 pp, with colored reproduction of the original (Copy G) and a 35 page commentary. Very good in original illustrated wrappers, with slight crease to one corner of rear wrapper. § Reissue of 1978 Shambhala edition. Bentley, Blake Books Supplement 76. More
1927. London: Privately Printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1927. Large 4to, 63 pp., 49 plates. A good copy in original cloth, some discoloration to the green cloth along edges. Slipcase. Very good. § A sumptuous catalogue with text by Binyon, Russell, and Keynes and fine gravure plates. Bentley..... More
1827. [London: William Blake, 1827]. Printed in black ink on thick card. Very finely printed, in good condition though trimmed very close to the image at the left and right edges, once pasted down and thus with traces of mounting on the verso and pencil notes from an earlier collector..... More
1903. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 1903. 8vo, title-page and 4 pages of text. Original printed wrappers, a bit worn. § A sale of the first order of importance, though only comprising 18 lots. Each lot is priced; the highest price was £5600 for the Illustrations of the Book of..... More
1903. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 1903. 8vo, title-page and 4 pages of text. Original printed wrappers, in later cloth-backed marbled boards. § A sale of the first order of importance, though only comprising 42 lots, of which 23 were from the Butts collection comprising 18 original drawings, 4 printed..... More
5188. [London: Colnaghi printing, after 5 March 1881]. Impression measures 93.9 x 30 cm., printed on laid India paper; recently cleaned. § Final state: it is worth noting that the only difference between the so-called fourth and fifth states is the absence of the scratched dry-point inscriptions clearly visible in..... More
5188. [London: Colnaghi printing, about 5 March 1881]. Impression measures 93.9 x 30 cm., printed by Colnaghi on India paper and mounted on heavy wove paper; archivally matted, beautifully framed. A very good impression, crisp and clear, in fine original condition with no flaws. § Fifth and final state (but..... More
1926. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. 8vo, 16 leaves, unpaginated. Gray paper covered boards. Paper label affixed to front cover. Boards worn. Very good. § Limited edition of 200 copies. Bentley, BB, 252B. More
1926. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. 8vo, 16 leaves, unpaginated. Gray paper covered boards. Top portion of spine missing. Paper label affixed to front cover. Boards worn. Glassine wrapper. Very good. § Limited edition of 200 copies. More
1984. Madrid: Swan, 1984. 8vo, 141pp. with 28 full-color plates. Illustrated wrappers, with minor soiling. Very good. § First edition. Bentley, BBS, p.76. More
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1975. [San Francisco: Thomas Ingmire, 1975]. Oblong 12mo, [11]pp. With a hand-drawn gold initial letter on the cover and on the title-page. Original rust wrappers, fine. § Limited to "300" copies of which 40 were hand-bound and maybe 100 copies completed in all. Exceptionally scarce (and beautiful), we have had..... More
1969. London: Trianon Press, 1969. Folio, 17 colour and one monochrome facsimile leaves and 9 pp of commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Very fine in quarter brown morocco over marbled boards in slipcase, as issued. § Copy #164 from an edition limited to 526 copies including 20 de luxe copies..... More
1949. Bournemouth: Bournemouth Arts Club, 1949. 8vo, 12pp, with decorated card wrappers, printed in red and black. Very good with rear cover slightly dusted. § From the inside rear cover of the catalogue it appears the compiler was Kerrison Preston. Bentley, BB, 658. More
1945. London: Faber and Faber, 1945. Slim 4to, 24 pp with 10 tipped-in color plates. Very good sewn into decorated pink wrappers as issued; slightly dusty at edges. § A selection of Blake’s best-known images in color. Bentley, BB, 398. More
2219. London: Christie’s, July 22, 1949. 8vo, 44 pp, illustrated with 16 full page black and white plates. Very Good in original wrappers, slightly dusty, with pencil annotations of prices and buyers for all 90 lots. § Bentley, Blake Books 659. More
39. London and Toronto: Dent and New York: Dutton, 1929. Small 4to, 28 colour facsimile plates and 25 pages of text. Very good in original red cloth with gilt title, with gray dust-jacket, slightly chipped to spine head and corners, slightly marked to front cover, and ink inscription along top..... More
1929. London and Toronto: Dent and New York: Dutton, 1929. Small 4to, 28 color plates and 25 pages of text. Original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket chipped and torn along edges; very good. § A very good trade facsimile with a long note by Plowman. Bentley, Blake Books, 39. More
1882. London: George Bell, 1882. Oblong quarto, bound in original pale brown cloth with gilt title on cover, lightly worn at edges and corners. The Hesiod Works and Days and Theogeny follows the Iliad and Odyssey, and collates: - (4, half title and contents list of plates), 37 plates, being..... More
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
1987. Paris: Trianon Press, 1987. Folio, 22 facsimile plates loose in folder. Hand-colored set as issued. Mint. § From Part 2 of the Trianon Press Book of Job publication, Colour Versions of William Blake’s Book of Job Designs from the Circle of John Linnell, which has color facsimiles of the..... More
8182. London: March 8, 1825 [i.e. London: John Linnell, 1874]. Large folio, title-page and 21 plates printed on India paper. Mounted on large sheets as issued, enclosed in a blue morocco box (slightly worn) lettered in gilt. Bookplate of Robert Pirie. § A very good set of the posthumous edition..... More
1825. London: [plates dated] 1825 [but published 1826]. Folio, engraved title and 21 plates on India paper mounted on handmade paper. Each plate separately matted, a brilliant set, with the original printed label preserved. § First edition, limited to 150 proof sets (65 sets were also printed on French paper..... More
1826. London: [plates dated] 1825 (and plate 1 dated 1828) [but published 1826]. Folio, 380 x 272 mm., engraved title and 21 engravings on thick white wove paper by William Blake, plates 5, 14, 18 and 20 with visible watermarks J WHATMAN / 1825' or 'J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL..... More
1935. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935. Large 4to, text, illustrations including 63 color facsimile plates, in six fascicles in original wrappers with labels; near fine copy, small stain to one wrapper, enclosed in the original blue cloth box, rather worn. § A magnificent production, showing for the first time..... More
1826. 1826. Folio, single sheet 16 1/4 x 11, image (inc. platemark) 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 ins. Fine. § First edition, from the printing of 65 sets with the word “Proof” on French wove paper. The plate depicts Job lamenting his unfortunate existence, while his friends bear witness to..... More
