1887. Edmonton: William Muir, 1887. Folio, 18 plates, richly colored by hand. Original wrappers, rebacked, top edge gilt, fine. § Muir facsimile limited to around 50 copies of which, according to Keynes in 1921 (see Bentley), only 6 were hand colored. This is copy #3, signed, priced and numbered by..... More
1887. Edmonton: William Muir, 1887. Folio, 17 plates, richly hand colored. Original printed wrappers dated September 1887, backstrip renewed, gilt top, fine. § Limited to fewer than 50 copies, this copy numbered #11 signed, priced and numbered by Muir. Based on three different copies. With the frontispiece “The Ancient of..... More
1802. Chichester. Printed by J. Seagrave, and sold by him and P. Humphry (et al.) for W. Blake, 1802. Frontispiece, 250 x 174 (sheet), 175 x 160 (platemark) mm, printed in black on wove paper. Recently cleaned, trimmed close to the right plate mark but not touching it, other margins..... 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
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
1940. [London: Sessler printing, c.1940's]. Impression measures 93.9 x 30 cm., an excellent impression, in deep, rich black ink on wove paper, watermarked FRANCE, lower right, watermark partially trimmed; recently cleaned. § Final state, lacking the drypoint inscriptions added in the fourth state. it is worth noting that the..... More
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
1885. Edmonton: William Muir, 1885. 2 vols. in one. 4to, 34; 30 leaves, hand-colored, with the original blue-gray wrappers as issued; copies No. 24 (Innocence) and 11 (Experience). Full dark red morocco, gilt top, gilt-lettered backstrip with gilt device at foot, bookplates of Thomas William Waller and Willis Vickery. Very..... More
6183. London: W. Pickering, Chancery Lane, and W. Newbery, 6, Chenies Street, Bedford Square, 1839. Small 8vo, xxi, (3), 74 pp. Original pebbled plum cloth, first state of the binding decorated in blind on both covers, the cartouche smaller than in the 2nd binding and with ruled lines in blind..... More
1977. London: BM Publications Ltd., 1977. 8vo, introductory pamphlet and 17 woodcuts on special paper, each in an individual folder, all contained in a brown cloth folding box with black leather gilt-lettered labels on upper cover and backstrip. As issued in the original BM-issued numbered cardboard box; a few mounts..... More
1821. London: 1821. 2 vols., small 8vo, xii (-vii/viii), 12, xxiv (-i/iv), 214; [I], [215]-592 pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and 230 illustrations including 17 woodcuts and 6 engraved plates by Blake, and four other designs by Blake engraved by others. Original full rose sheep, backstrips lettered..... More
1733. London: J. Osborn and T. Longman, 1733. Thick 8vo, xvi, 700, lx (index) pages. Original calf, final two leaves creased, lacking rear free end-paper. § William Blake’s copy, signed on the title-page “William Blake his Book” in brown ink. The signature corresponds almost exactly with the example reproduced..... More
2318. December 23, 1871. 8vo, 2 pp., 25 lines in ink written on rectos only; first sheet with printed letterhead "Down, Beckenham, Kent." With original stamped and postmarked envelope. Letter and envelope both in fine condition and fully legible. Custom quarter leather portfolio case with inset portrait. § A short..... More
1839. London: Henry Colburn, 1839. 3 vols. in 4 (vol. 2 having a separate appendix), 8vo, xxviii, [iv], [1]-559, 556-597 pp. with 17 engraved plates and 3 folding maps; xiv, [2] [1]-694, [2] pp. with 25 engraved plates and 2 folding maps; viii, 352 pp. with 6 engraved plates and..... More
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1843. London: Chapman & Hall, MDCCCXLIII (1843); London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846; London: Bradbury & Evans, MDCCCXLVI (1846); London: Chapman & Hall, MDCCCXLV (1845); London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 5 vols., 8vo, illustrated with engravings see below for the discussion of states and pagination. All volumes in full dark green..... More
1849. London: Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, [May, 1849 - November 1850]. 8vo, 20 monthly parts in 19 as issued, 32, [1]-32, 4; 12, 33-64, 12; 12, 65-96, 4; 8 97-128; 4, 129-160; 8, 161-192, 8; 8, 193-224, 8; [14], 225-256; 12, 257-288, [22]; 12, 289-320, 8; 8, 321-352; 8, 353-384..... More
1859. London: Chapman & Hall, MDCCCLIX (1859). 8vo., [ix], [1]-254, 16 etched plates including frontis and title vignette. Half dark-brown calf and forest-green diaper-cloth. The boards edges, corners and joints are rubbed, minor scattered foxing, some of the plates are loose from the stitching, small tear on the list of..... More
1847. London: William Pickering, 1847. Small 4to, xxix, 268 pp., color diagrams throughout printed in red, blue, yellow, and black; wood-engraved initials. Early half black calf, gilt backstrip, red label, marbled boards, a very good copy beautifully cleaned and restored by Court Benson. § First edition of Byrne’s work on..... More
1588. Rome: Bartolomeo Grassi [colophon: apud Iacobus Ruffinellum], 1588. 4to in 8s (246 x 176 mm). Engraved title, dedication and 17 plates, numerous engraved vignettes, woodcut initials and head-pieces. Recently bound in old vellum with ties, unobtrusive stain in top margin throughout not intruding into the text or images. §..... More
1929. New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, [1929]. 8vo., [iv], 401 pp. Original quarter white cloth, and black and white patterned paper boards, backstrip lettered in black, decorative endpapers that match the covers, original pictorial dust-jacket, fore-edge uncut. Dust-jacket has a few minor chips along the edges, a very..... More
1838. London, Henry G. Bohn. 1838. 8vo, xxvii, 243pp. Portrait frontispiece on India paper, 51 plates (complete, enclosed publisher's slip states that plate #18 was never engraved). Original green cloth with printed paper spine label, rubbed and worn. Pp.33-48 are missing but this is more than made up for by..... More
1929. Bristol: Douglas Cleverdon, 1929. 4to, (xii), 49, (5) pp. Frontispiece and 103 plates showing 147 engravings. Original black cloth, gilt vignette to upper cover, hinges cracked but the covers still firmly attached by the ties. In a new quarter calf folding box. § Limited to 400 copies from a...... More
1350. Tuscany: c. 1350. Folio, 430 x 308mm. Single leaf. With four-line staves of music with five (recto) and six (verso) lines of text beneath. With a very fine initial ‘A’ in Tuscan colors. The top edge has been repaired (perhaps at the time) with a strip of vellum, for..... More
1480. France (possibly Maine or Anjou): c. 1480. Single leaf, 162 mm x 110 mm. Slight fading, in an old frame with metal fittings. A finely painted miniature with the use of gold modeling and the cloud of cherubim in the tradition pioneered by Jean Fouquet. § The Virgin..... More
1480. Paris: c. 1480. 150 cm x 98 cm. Slight wear to inner margin, small hole in text portion. In an elaborate gold frame. § Arch-toped miniature showing the Virgin in blue holding the Child and a fruit, seated on a donkey, Joseph in front with a staff, a...... More
