1838. [London: for John Linnell, 1838]. 7 plates, oblong folio, printed on laid paper only (not on India), lightly cleaned, in fine condition. § First printing (subsequent to a few proofs possibly pulled by Blake himself) preceding the 1838 printing on laid india on wove paper. Essick states (Blake Quarterly... More about Illustrations to Dante’s Inferno
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 about Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims Painted in Fresco by William Blake & by him Engraved &...
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”
1783. London: Printed for the Author; Sold by T. Bathurst, Payne and Son..., 1783. Single sheet, a bit soiled, the volume and page numbers at the top rubbed away. § Blake’s engraving is after a drawing by Stothard depicting the furious Orlando brandishing a huge tree. Essick notes: “In a...... More about Orlando Furioso (the single plate by Blake
1784. London: Harrison and Co., 1784. Engraved by Blake after Collings. Full margins, folded as usual. A little soiled, but a good strong impression. § Bentley, BB, 513, Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book Illustrations, XIV, pp 36-38. More about The Wit’s Magazine. Plate 3: “The Discomfited Duellists.”
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, trimmed to the image. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435 A. More about “The Counseller, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the tomb”: in The Grave
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, margins slightly soiled and worn, image clean. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435 A. More about “The Meeting of a Family in Heaven”: in The Grave
1791. London: 1791. Single sheet, 175 x 261 sheet, 134 x 177 (image) mm, being a good impression of the plate extracted from the book; recently cleaned. § A famous image with familiar Blake themes including the raging horse, a maiden laid out on a rock, a terrified figure tearing... More about The Life of George Romney. “Sketch of a Shipwreck after Romney”
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 about A Father’s Memoirs of His Child
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. King Henry VIII. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. § One of two illustrations engraved by Blake after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
1792. London: J. Bell, 1792. single plate, 6 x 3.6 inches, browned but otherwise good condition. § Illustration to “Bell’s British Theater” engraved by Legat after a lost painting by Fuseli. More about illustration to] Bell’s British Theater. [by John Bell] (Tancred and Sigismunda, “Oh...
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1791. J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1791. The frontispiece only. Slightly spotted, otherwise very good condition. § First edition, engraved by Anker after Fuseli. More about frontispiece only to] The Economy of Vegetation [by Erasmus Darwin]. (Flora Attired by the Elements
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1796. London: W. Bulmer, 1796. The frontispiece only, stained in the top margin. § First edition, the print from one of a tiny number of large-paper copies. Only one other copy has been located (in the Essick collection, Fuseli’s own copy). The frontispiece is a stipple-engraving proof before all letters... More about frontispiece only to] Sorrows Sacred to the Memory of Penelope. [by Sir Brooke Boothby Bart
1807. London: James Heath 1807. Copperplate engraving, 220 x 160 mm on a sheet 245 x 170 mm. Cleaned, in very good condition. § Single plate from A New Edition of Shakespeare’s Plays, Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 4. More about A New Edition of Shakespeare’s Plays (Macbeth
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Two Gentlemen of Verona. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Bromley after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Merry Wives of Windsor. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Bromley after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Tempest. Single plate, slight spotting, ink stain to right middle edge of plate, very good condition. § Engraved by Bromley after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. A Winter’s Tale. Bright and clean, on frail loose sheet (not laid) of India paper. Unmounted, folded, wrinkled and torn at right corner outside the platemark, otherwise good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s..... More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. King Richard III. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Oval portrait bust of William Shakespeare. Single plate, slight spotting, watermark to left upper corner, very good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Troilus and Cressida. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Othello. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Rhodes after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Hamlet. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. § Engraved by Smith after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare’s plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More about The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left...
1800. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800. Frontispiece, a little browned around the edges. Engraved by Blake but not signed. § Blake’s first (and perhaps happiest) collaboration with his patron William Hayley, one that also included Blake’s friend of many years, John Flaxman. Bentley, Blake Books, 467. Essick, Blake's..... More about Frontispiece “Pericles” to: An Essay on Sculpture: In a Series of Epistles to John Flaxman
1800. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800. Plate facing p. 126, a little browned around the edges. Engraved by Blake, signed. § Blake’s first (and perhaps happiest) collaboration with his patron William Hayley, one that also included Blake’s friend of many years, John Flaxman. Bentley, Blake Books, 467. Essick... More about Second plate “Death of Demosthenes” in: An Essay on Sculpture: In a Series of Epistles to...
