Wilson, Mona. (William Blake)

The Life of William Blake.

London: OUP, 1971.

8vo, xiv, 415pp. Frontispiece portrait of Blake by Linnell, otherwise unillustrated. Some toning to page edges. Original blue cloth, lacking dust-jacket. Backstrip just slightly faded, very good.

§ Revised and best edition of this standard work first issued in 1927 by the Nonesuch Press; this edition edited by Geoffrey Keynes. Bentley, Blake Books, 2981 G: “a very full, accurate, and reliable work”. The first edition had 24 illustrations, which were omitted from this printing. Item #126785

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