On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Milton's Hymn with illustrations by William Blake and a Note by Geoffrey Keynes
by Blake, William. Milton, John
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.
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William Blake: Supplement to the Catalogue of the Preston Blake Library
by [Blake, William. Collection Catalogue]. Preston, Kerrison. Goff, Phyllis
1972. Westminster: Westminster City Libraries, 1972. 4to, 24 single-sided leaves. Brown printed wrappers, stapled. Very good. § Bentley, BBS, p.292.
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Blake and the youthful ancients: being portraits of William Blake and his followers engraved on wood by Leonard Baskin and with a biographical note by Bennett Schiff
by Blake, William. Baskin, Leonard. Gehenna Press
1956. Northampton, Mass.: Gehenna Press, 1956. Small 4to, [11 inc. the first blank]pp. 18 b/w plates printed on Japan vellum with a title-sheet printed in red on plain paper preceding each image. Stapled into wrappers, very good. § "Fifty copies of this book have been printed by Esther and Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna Press in Northampton Mass." This is copy number "X" which indicates a proof copy since the edition was issued in a quarter... Read More
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America, a Prophecy
by Blake, William
1947. New York: United Book Guild, 1947. 8vo, (8; Half-title,with colour frontispiece of Thiralatha from "Visions of the Daughters of Albion" tipped-in, Title page, and 3pp foreword by Ruthen Todd), 18 pp : lithographs in dark green ink printed on yellow paper. Very good in quarter red cloth over black boards, with a further colour plate tipped onto the front cover. The "A" issue of this edition, preferable to the "B" edition without the foreword and publication... Read More
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Lots Escape (in) The Protestant's Family Bible. Containing the Old and New Testament, with the Apocrypha, illustrated by explanatory Notes. With a compleat Concordance, and general Index. By a Society of Protestant Divines
by Blake, William
1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. Browned, margins foxed and chipped. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all, two at the BL (seriously imperfect), one in... Read More
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Letters. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes
by Blake, William
1968. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1968. 8vo, 224 pages, with a frontispiece and 12 plates. Original blue cloth, dust-jacket. As new. § Final revised edition, the best single account of Blake's manuscripts. Bentley, Blake Books, 93 C: "Comprehends fairly full notes, some related documents such as receipts, and provenances." Includes importabt notes on Blake's extant manuscripts, receipts, etc.
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An Exhibition of English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1962. Washington: National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution, 1962. 4to, 44pp. Illustrated with William Blake's The Wise and Foolish Virgins on page 30 (in Black and White). Gray printed wrappers, some sun-fading. Very good. §.
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The Complaint and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts
by Blake, William. Young, Edward
1797. London: R. Noble, 1797. Large 4to, pp. 85/86, with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet, fore-edges untrimmed (some still with deckle), minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition, perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake, virtually in a frenzy, completed... Read More
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Tiriel. Facsimile and Transcript of the Manuscript, Reproduction of the Drawings, and a Commentary on the Poem by G.E. Bentley
by Blake, William. Bentley, G.E.
1967. OUP: 1967. 4to, (9), 94 pages. Illus. Original cloth, dust-jacket a bit soiled and torn § First edition of this important facsimile. Bentley, Blake Books, 204.
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The Complete Portraiture of William and Catherine Blake
by Blake, William. Keynes, Geoffrey. (Trianon Press)
1977. London: Trianon Press: 1977. 4to, 155 pp., 51 plates. Original full brown morocco, slipcase. A fine copy. § #5 of 36 de luxe copies signed by Keynes, of a total edition of 562 copies. The definitive work about (and reproducing) all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Not in G.E. Bentley's Blake Books or its supplement.
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Poetical Sketches
by Blake, William
1926. London: Noel Douglas, 1926. 8vo, 70pp. Original paper over boards with title on spine. Very good, with spine a touch darkened and light dusting to original cream boards, and slight spotting to endpapers. § Trade edition of this handsome facsimile of the very rare original edition of 1783. "The original 1783 copies were seventy-two pages in length, printed in octavo by John Flaxman's aunt, who owned a small print shop in the Strand, and paid... Read More
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The Pastorals of Virgil..
by Blake, William. Thornton, Robert John
1821. London: 1821. 2 vols., small 8vo, xii (-vii/viii), 12, xxiv (-i/iv), 214 pp; [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. Retrospective early 19th century full calf, red labels, by Court Benson. § A very good copy of a scarce work in any condition as it was issued for use in... Read More
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William Blake": frontispiece portrait to The Grave
by Blake, William. Blair, Robert. (separate plate)
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, cleaned and in fine condition. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435b.
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The Botanic Garden. The Third Edition. [with] The Botanic Garden. Part II... The Third Edition
by Blake, William. Darwin, Erasmus
1795. London: Johnson, 1795-94. 2 vols. in one, 4to, xx, 218, 124 (2, directions to binder and advertisement); (2), viii, 200, (2, directions to the binder, lacking the errata and ads) pp. With a frontispiece to each volume, ten plates in vol. I and 8 in vol. II. Early half calf, marbled boards, newly rebacked in calf with gilt-lettered label. A very good copy if a little aged -- early manuscript note loosely inserted about the Portland... Read More
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There is No Natural Religion
by Blake, William
1971. London: Trianon Press, 1971. 2 vols., 4to and small 4to, with 20 color plates. Quarter brown morocco, slipcase a trifle worn. § Limited to 590 copies, this copy no. 89. Bentley, Blake Books, 202.
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The Rinder Collection of William Blake
by Blake, William
3019. London: Christie's, 30th Nov 1993. 4to, 37pp, with 16 black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers, light shelf wear. § A small but choice sale of 13 lots most now in America, including the black and white copy of Jerusalem from which the Trianon Press facsimile was made (now in a private collection in Chicago) and several lots bought by us for Sendak and Essick.
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Imagination and Vision: Prints and Drawings of William Blake
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1971. [Normal, IL]: Art Gallery, Illinois State University, 1971. 4to, 32 pages. illustrated. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good. § Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Art No. 84. Bentley, BB, 704.
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The Blake Collection of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1971. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971. 4to, 65pp. plus 30 plates. Printed wrappers with mild edgewear. Signs of water damage to bottom corner, especially rear. Very good. § Limited edition: 1500 copies. Noble collection of Blake given to the Morgan Library; this catalogue was written by G.E. Bentley with an introduction by Charles Ryskamp. Bentley, Blake Books, 706.
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William Blake Engraver: A Descriptive Catalogue... by Charles Ryskamp. With an Introductory Essay by Geoffrey Keynes
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1969. Princeton: Princeton University Library, 1969. 8vo, 61pp, illus. Original marbled wrappers, slightly worn but good, with original label missing. Very good. § First edition, an excellent account of Blake's engravings. Bentley, Blake Books, 700.
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Letters from William Blake to Thomas Butts 1800-1803. Printed in facsimile with an Introductory Note by Geoffrey Keynes
by Blake, William
1926. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1926. 4to, ix pp., illustrated facsimiles of the original letters. Quarter gray cloth, marbled boards, printed label on upper cover. § Limited to 325 copies. Facsimiles of the only 10 letters known to have survived written by Blake to his friend and patron of thirty years, Thomas Butts (1759-1846). Also included are a rough draft of Butts' reply to Blake's first letter and a debtor and creditor account between them for the... Read More
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The Soul exploring the recesses of the Grave": in The Grave
by Blake, William. Blair, Robert. (separate plate)
1813. London: Ackermann, 1813. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, recently cleaned. § From the second 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435D.
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Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes. [with] Wicksteed, Joseph. William Blake's Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes
by Blake, William
1951. London: Trianon Press, [1951] [and] London: Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, [1954]. Small 4to, 116 text, errata, 100 facsimile pp. [and] Small 4to, xv, 264 pp. Both vols. in original cloth, with gilt lettering and matching dust jackets. Good copies if slightly worn. § [Jerusalem:] 2500 copies printed. Facsimile of the Rinder copy, a black-and-white version, published to accompany the Stirling colored copy (see above). Bentley, BB, 79. [Commentary:] First edition, 1500 copies... Read More
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William Blake and His Circle. British Museum Bicentenary Exhibition
by Blake, William
1957. London: British Museum, 1957. Slim folio, 32 pp.Mimeographed typescript catalogue, typed double-sided, good in wrappers, staple bound with no spine ; lightly browned at edges. § This extremely scarce pamphlet is a most useful and fascinating catalogue of an extraordinary exhibition at the BM; there are over 100 entries and the exhibition, in addition to showing all the treasures of the BM, was augmented with many items loaned by Geoffrey Keynes. The catalogue is... Read More
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Death's Door": in The Grave
by Blake, William. Blair, Robert. (separate plate)
1808. London: Cadell and Davis, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, cleaned and in fine condition. § From the first 4to edition, this is one of the most powerful plates in the series. Bentley, Blake Books, 435b.
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Remember Me! A New Years Gift or Christmas Present, 1825
by Blake, William
1824. London: I. Poole, [1824]. Small 8vo, xxiv, 372pp. With an engraved frontispiece, 4 full-page engravings including one by Blake, 8 hand-colored botanical plates, 8 plates of engraved music, a calendar with an engraved title-page and 6 plates, and 12 blank leaves titled "Album 1825" recorded by Keynes but not noted in other copies we have had. Publisher's original full brown calf, central panels on both covers blind-stamped within a richly gilt border, backstrip with four raised... Read More
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