Highly Important Natural History Books and Autographs..
by [Blake, William. Auction Catalogue]
1977. New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1977. Large 8vo, 115pp. plus numerous tipped-in plates. Printed paper-covered boards with mild wear to extremities. List of estimates loosely inserted. Very good. ß Auction date May 26, 1977. Includes lot 20, William Blake s Illustrations of the Book of Job with black and white illustration opposite page 25.
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The Death of the Strong Wicked Man. A single plate from Robert Blair's The Grave
by Blake, William. Blair, Robert
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, margins slightly soiled and worn, image clean. ß From the first 4to edition, this is one of the best known plates in the series. It was designed by Blake and engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti. Bentley, Blake Books, 435 A.
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Illustrations of the Book of Job. Plate #4 And I only am escaped alone to tell thee
by Blake, William
1826. 1826. Folio, single sheet 16 1/4 x 11, image (inc. platemark) 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 ins. Light spotting, very good. ß First edition, from the printing of 65 sets with the word Proof on French wove paper. Blake's rendition of Job 1: 14-16, in which Job is told of the destruction of his herds and the servants who tended them. Bentley, Blake Books, 421A. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 625... Read More
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Drawings of William Blake: 92 Pencil Studies
by Blake, William. Keynes, Geoffrey, editor
1970. New York: Dover, (1970). Large 8vo, xiv, [184] pp., illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers, with some shelf wear, edges somewhat sunned. ß A combination (though not complete) of the 1927 and 1956 editions of the drawings from Nonesuch. Bentley, Blake Books, 405.
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William Blake in the art of his time
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1976. Santa Barbara, CA: The Regents University of California, 1976. Oblong small folio, 103 pp., illus. Original printed wrappers ß Interesting exhibition catalogue placing Blake in the culture of his time, limited to 1200 copies. Bentley, Blake Books Supplement, p. 293.
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The Art of William Blake. Bi-Centennial Exhibition October 18th - December 1st, 1957
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1957. Washington: National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution, 1957. Small 4to, 46pp. Color illustration on front cover, plus 21 plates in black and white. Yellow printed wrappers, chipping to spine. Some sun-fading. Very good. ß Bentley, Blake Books, 674.
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Catalogue of the Well-Known and Valuable Library of the Late Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge, Esq
by [Blake, William. Auction Catalogue]
1924. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1924. 8vo, 168pp. Color frontispiece of Blake s Visions of the Daughters of Albion (lot 116). A second tipped-in plate by Blake, Marriage of Heaven and Hell (lot 115). All Blake lots, lots 108-134, with results noted in pencil and some in ink in margins. Wrappers soiled. Water damage to bottom edge and spine. Chipping to spine. Good. ß The great MacGeorge collection. Bentley, BB, 623.
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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. ß Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Art No. 84. Bentley, BB, 704.
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There is No Natural Religion
by Blake, William
1972. London: Trianon Press, 1972. 2 vols., 4to and small 4to, with 20 color plates. Full brown morocco, slipcase, new. ß Edition de luxe, #XLIV of 50 copies with additional proof sheets, progressive plates, original stencil, etc. The text is a clear statement of Blake's beliefs regarding the nature of man. The full book only came to light in 1953 and this is the first reproduction of the text. Such maxims are included as... Read More
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The Counseller, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the tomb : in The Grave
by Blake, William. Blair, Robert. (separate plate)
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, trimmed to the image. ß From the first 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435b.
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Christ descending into the Grave : p. 1 from The Grave
by Blake, William. Blair, Robert. (separate plate)
1813. London: Ackermann, 1813. Single plate, folio, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, good. ß From the second folio edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435.
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Catalogue of Drawings by William Blake the property of Captain Butts
by Blake, William
1903. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 1903. 8vo, title-page and 4 pages of text. Original printed wrappers, in later cloth-backed marbled boards. ß A sale of the first order of importance, though only comprising 42 lots, of which 23 were from the Butts collection comprising 18 original drawings, 4 printed proofs, and a bill from Blake to Butts. The remaining lots were from the Gilchrist collection. Bentley, Blake Books, 598. A scarce catalogue.
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Exhibition of the Works of William Blake: Catalogue of Books, Engravings, Water-Colors & Sketches by William Blake Exhibited at The Grolier Club from January 26 to February 25 MCMV
by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
1905. New York: The Grolier Club, 1905. Small 8vo, 147pp. Printed wrappers, lightly chipped along edges. Pages untrimmed. A very good copy. ß A scarce detailed catalogue of 148 works mostly lent by W.A. White, M.J. Perry, and Hoe. Bentley, Blake Books, 599.
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Illustration by Alice and Martin Provensen from A Visit to William Blake s Inn by Nancy Willard
by [Blake, William. Sales Announcement]
1981. [New York]: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. Single-sided black and white glossy illustration announcing the release of Nancy Willard s book A Visit to William Blake s Inn. Very good. ß.
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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. 89/90, 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. ß 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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Calling Card (sometimes called a bookplate) for George Cumberland
by Blake, William
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 (c. 1950?), image and plate mark exactly as per Essick 1DD. ß Blake s last engraving, executed for one of his closest friends. ... Read More
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The Wit s Magazine. Plate 3: The Discomfited Duellists
by Blake, William
1784. London: Harrison and Co., 1784. Engraved by Blake after Collings. Full margins, folded as usual. A little soiled, but a good strong impression. ß One of five plates Blake engraved for The Wit s Magazine. Bentley, BB, 513, Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book Illustrations, XIV, pp 36-38.
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Selected Poems Edited with an Introduction by Denis Saurat
by Blake, William
1947. London: Westhouse, 1947. Thin 4to, 120 pp., with illustrations enlarged from the Virgil woodcuts. Original gray cloth, red pictorial dust-jacket, lacks mylar, ink inscription on front endpaper, ...from Bill. ß First edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 367: The 'introduction (pp.7-23); the text is taken from the Keynes editions. .
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Zwischen Feuer und Feuer. Poetische Werke Zweisprachige Ausgabe
by Blake, William
1996. Hamburg: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1996. 8vo, 501pp. 18 illustrations. Illustrated wrappers. Very good. ß First edition, inscribed by Thomas Eichhorn, editor, to The American Blake Foundation, dated July 1st 1997. Translated with annotations by Eichhorn, and with a foreword by Susanne Schmid. Not found in Bentley.
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The Triumphs Of Temper. A Poem: in six Cantos. The twelfth edition, corrected. With New Original Designs, by Maria Flaxman
by Blake, William. Hayley, William
1803. Chichester: J. Seagrave for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Large 8vo (22.7 x 14.2 cm.), xii, 165 pages. With 6 engraved plates by William Blake after Maria Flaxman. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt titled backstrip, marbled edges, minor rubbing to backstrip and corners, faint darkening to preliminary & final leaves, otherwise an excellent copy with wide margins. ß A large-paper copy, unusually clean and with fine dark impressions of the plates. First edition of Blake... Read More
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The Famous Collection of Works by William Blake the Property of the late Graham Robertson..
by [Blake, William. Auction Catalogue]
1949. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., 1949. 8vo, 44pp. Paper over boards. 4 cm piece of spine missing from bottom. 11 page supplement listing modern pictures and drawings for the same sale loosely inserted. Many pages annotated with results in pencil. Very good. ß Perhaps the greatest collection of Blake sold since the Linnell sale of 1918. Bentley, Blake Books, 659.
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![The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli& and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, From the most eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chambers&](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/317/820/931820317.0.l.jpg)
The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli& and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, From the most eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chambers&
by Blake, William; Fuseli, Henry
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. King Henry VIII. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. ß 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.
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Poetry and Prose of William Blake, Edited by Geoffrey Keynes
by Blake, William
1948. London: Nonesuch Press, 1948. Thick 8vo, xi, 936 pp. Original pale blue buckram, slightly faded on spine and with one or two minor marks. ß A reissue of the Nonesuch Press 1927 edition in one volume. Bentley, BB, 303 F.
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Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion
by Blake, William. Trianon Press
1974. London: Trianon Press, 1974. Folio, 25 color plates, 8 proofs, and commentary at the end, eight color facsimile trial proofs, twelve pages of text plus an extra suite of fourteen states of plate B, collotype proofs, and a matching guide-sheet and stencil. Original full brown morocco, slipcase. As new. ß De luxe copy #XXVI of 32 with extra material, proofs, stencil etc. Limited to 558 copies including 32 de luxe copies numbered I-XXXII, 500... Read More
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The Poetical Works... A New and Verbatim Text from the Manuscript Engraved and Letterpress Originals, with Variorum Readings and Bibliographical Notes and Prefaces by John Sampson
by Blake, William
1905. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1905. 8vo, xxxvi, 384 pages. Folding frontispiece facsimile manuscript. Original brick-red cloth, printed paper label, Dryburgh House, St. Bowells, N.B. bookplate, backstrip a little darkened; a very good copy. ß First edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 300: This is a work of pioneer scholarly importance, well informed, meticulously accurate, well-balanced and intelligent .
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