Le Mariage du Ciel et de L'Enfer. Traduction inédite par André Gide
by Blake, William. André Gide, Translator
1923. Paris: Chez Claude Aveline, Éditeur, 1923. 12mo, 65 pp. Original printed wrappers. A fine, opened copy in the original glassine. § First edition of André Gide's translation of Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. On 1550 copies, the present copy is No. 8 of only 23 on Japon, the tirage de tête.
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William Blake's "Heads of the Poets" for Turret House the residence of William Hayley Felpham
by Blake, William. Conran, G.L., intro
1960. [Wythenshaw, Manchester: The William Morris Press, n.d.] Oblong folio, 43 pages, 24 illustrations. Pictorial wrapper with light wear. § Retraces the history of the 18 "Heads of the Poets" tempera paintings that were created by Blake for his patron William Hayley. Includes a lengthy narrative and an annotated, illustrated catalogue. Conran was the director of the City of Manchester Art Gallery, which acquired the paintings in 1885. Not in Bentley. Uncommon.
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William Blake and his Circle
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1957. [London]: British Museum, 1957. 4t0, 32pp. Blue printed wrappers, stapled, some fading and soiling. Very good. § 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 a typescript reproduced on cheap paper, and few copies... Read More
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Visions of the Daughters of Albion
by Blake, William
1973. [London: c. 1973]. 8vo, 6 unnumbered leaves bearing color reproductions, bound into gray boards. § Proof copy of the reproduction of copy E at the Huntington Library, annoated in ballpoint pen by Robert N. Essick, probably for the published edition which had 78pp. of text.
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Poetical Sketches. Now first reprinted from the original edition of 1783 edited and prefaced by Richard Herne Shepherd
by Blake, William
1868. London: Pickering, 1868. Small 8vo, xiv, 96 pp. A good copy in original cloth, with a small amount of wear at spine ends, and the paper label on spine darkened and with two small chips. Rear end paper slightly foxed and one or two spots on occasional pages, but internally the book is a clean copy with just a touch of dusting to page edges. Small bookplate of John Johnson on front pastedown. § First... Read More
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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An Exhibition of William Blake's Water-Color Drawings of Milton's "Paradise Lost
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]. Baker, C.H. Collins
1936. San Marino, CA: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1936. Small 8vo, 15pp. plus 12 plates in black and white. Blue printed wrappers. Very good. § Introduction by C.H. Collins Baker. Bentley, Blake Books, 640.
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The Grave, a Poem": title-page to 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, this is one of the most famous plates in the series. Bentley, Blake Books, 435D.
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William Blake's Watercolour Inventions in Illustration of The Grave by Robert Blair; Edited with Essays and Commentary by Martin Butlin and an Essay on the Poem by Morton D. Paley
by Blake, William (illustrator). Blair, Robert
2009. [N. P.]: The William Blake Trust, 2009. Folio, 95pp. Original black silk binding, with morocco labels, stamped in gilt, to top board and backstrip, black cloth-covered slipcase; illustrated throughout with color reproductions of watercolor drawings, as well as engravings. As new. § First edition, limited to 186 copies, out of print on publication. From the announcement: "These watercolor designs, which disappeared from the public eye from 1836-2001, came to light in a Glasgow bookshop,... Read More
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Water-Colour Designs For The Poems Of Thomas Gray. A Facsimile with Introduction and Commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes
by Blake, William. (Trianon Press)
1971. London: Trianon Press, 1971. Small folio, 72 pages, with 16 color facsimile leaves, suites of progressive plates, and 116 monochrome illustrations. Marbled boards, morocco backstrip, slipcase. Signed by Keynes. A fine copy as issued. § Limited to 28 copies so inscribed and signed by Geoffrey Keynes (this particular volume is labeled no. 2). This is the de luxe edition of the trade version of the Gray issued by the Trianon Press in 1972 using 8-color... Read More
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Selected Poems
by Blake, William. Gardner, Stanley (editor)
1962. London: University of London Press, Ltd., 1962. 8vo, 188pp. Frontispiece. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to backstrip, some sunning. Very good. § First edition. Bentley, BB, A315.
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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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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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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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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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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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