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1797réf. 1045991797. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 27/28 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 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young's masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four 'Nights' and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. unknown books
1797réf. 1046221797. 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. § 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 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young's masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four 'Nights'and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. unknown books
1797réf. 1046191797. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 75/76 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 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young's masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four 'Nights'and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. unknown books
1797réf. 1046241797. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 93/94 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 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young's masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four 'Nights'and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. unknown books
1797réf. 1045851797. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 15/16 with 2 full-page engravings 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 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young's masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four 'Nights' and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. unknown books
1797réf. 1046111797. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 55/56 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 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young's masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four 'Nights'and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. unknown books
1888réf. 1088571888. London: Kegan Paul Trench and Co. 1888. 4to pp 81-12 with a William C. Ward frontispiece and other illustrations as called for. Includes "Three of the Illustrations to the Pastorals of Virgil by William Blake" at p 108 facsimilied by William Muir but uncredited by kind permission of H.H. Gilchrist. Very Good with dusty edges and discoloration to outer wrappers as usual and dusty edges to uncut pages throughout. § Bentley BB 249 h. unknown books
réf. 1081121987. Paris: Trianon Press for the Blake Trust 1987. 22 separate plates approx. 15.75 x 12.25 inches 30 x 31 cm each printed in color on Arches housed in a tri-fold paper folder. Very good condition. § The New Zealand Set are careful watercolor copies of the central designs of the original engravings produced by the circle of John Linnell presented here in faithful facsimile. Butlin noted in the Blake Quarterly: "The long list of color facsimiles produced by the Trianon Press under Arnold Fawcus for the William Blake Trust were above all objects of beauty recreating as near to perfection as possible Blake's original achievements.". unknown books
réf. 1269611974. 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. § 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 regular copies number 1-500 and 26 regular copies lettered A-Z reserved for the Trustees of the William Blake Trust and the publishers. This is a combined facsimile of Lord Cunliffe's copy copy B and Kerrison Preston's proofs; the coloring differs markedly from the Stirling copy copy E which was the first Trianon Press Blake facsimile published in 1951 see above. Jerusalem is the longest of Blake's prophetic books and tells of the fall of Albion Blake's embodiment of man or the Western World. Bentley BB A82. unknown books
1821réf. 1071521821. London: 1821. 2 vols. small 8vo xii -vii/viii 12 xxiv -i/iv 214; 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. Original full rose sheep backstrips lettered in gilt slight wear to joints vol. 1 invisibly repaired. A very fine set internally perfect. Enclosed in a modern protective box. § Presentation copy inscribed by Thornton to his daughter. A very fine copy of a scarce work in any condition as it was issued for use in schools; the impressions of the woodcuts in this copy are the richest I have ever seen. Blake contributed 17 woodcuts to this volume as well as 10 other plates of which he engraved six which were not well received; nor were they well treated by the publisher who cut down the blocks and printed them poorly. Only a few proofs before they were trimmed are now extant. These blocks have remained amongst the most influential woodcuts in the history of British art and their influence can be seen from Calvert see below and Palmer all the way up to the present day. The blocks were saved by Linnell and were printed not long after Blake's death as separate impressions perhaps by Calvert also see below and again in 1977 as a set by Iain Bain see below. Any impressions are now very hard to find. For a full discussion of this wonderful book see Essick's masterly monograph A Troubled Paradise. San Francisco: John Windle 1999. Bentley BB 504. Bindman 602-18. Easson and Essick I X. unknown books
1994réf. 1246521994. London: Designed and Printed by Linda Anne Landers at Spoon Print Press. Small slim 8vo 12 ff. with color prints etc. throughout. Sewn into stiff wrappers titled in blue with 4 additional woodcuts in gold on the upper cover. As new. § New version of the 1994 edition this version limited to 4 copiesthis is copy 2 signed by the artist whose highly creative and visionary re-imagining of Blake's poems have earned considerable attention and respect from the book arts collectors. unknown books
1885réf. 1272271885. London: Walter Scott 1885. 8vo 4.25 x 5.5 inches viii 282 pp. Original cloth considerably toned and faded shelf worn ownership stamp of Bertrand Smith. § A scarce little book with a loving and enthusiastic introduction by Skipsey. Pocket edition of Blake's poems part of The Canterbury Poets series edited by William Sharp. unknown books
1921réf. 013751London: Chatto & Windus 1921. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. VG. Full vellum lightly spotted gilt spine titles gte xxxviii 343 3. Some foxing to endpapers neat owner stamp front opastedown Solid unsophisticated copy. Printed at the Florence Press. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1905réf. 1232791905. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1905. 8vo xxxvi 384 pp. Folding frontispiece of facsimile manuscript. Very good in original brick-red cloth with tiny chip to paper spine label spare label bound in at end. § First Edition. Bentley Blake Books 300 ".a work of pioneer scholarly importance. meticulously accurate well-balanced and intelligent unknown books
1905réf. 1087791905. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1905. 8vo xxxvi 384pp.Folding frontispiece of facsimile manuscript. Very good in original brick-red cloth with tiny chip to paper spine label spare label bound in at end. § First Edition. Bentley Blake Books 300 ".a work of pioneer scholarly importance. meticulously accurate well-balanced and intelligent unknown books
1870réf. 286735Washington: Government Printing Office 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Volumes I-VI. Very good with wear at the spine ends a short tear at the top of the spine on volume III corners are bumped stain spot on front cover of volume I and a thin stain line on the spine of volume III. Reports on various exhibits and pavillions includes numerous illustrations and folded plates. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1870réf. 162990Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1870. Leather bound. Contents VG clean crisp and tight. Covers are a bit rubbed and with some staining to front cloth. 3/4 brown leather with 5 raised bands. Maroon cloth/boards. Gilt lettering and volume number on spine. Marbled end papers and page edges. Paginated as 143; 115; 51; 86; and 401. Occasional tables/charts but with no illustrations or plates. Reports on wool cotton silk clothing and woven fabrics and education. With a list of the reports in order of succession in the various volumes. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1870réf. 162989Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1870. Leather bound. Contents VG clean crisp and tight. Covers are a bit rubbed and with some staining to front cloth. The illustrated plates are in excellent condition as if never viewed with no chips or tears. 3/4 brown leather with 5 raised bands. Maroon cloth/boards. Gilt lettering and volume number on spine. Marbled end papers and page edges. Paginated as 26; 19; 90 with 5 bw folding plates; 19 with 1 folding plate; 18; 13; 28; 213 with 9 bw folding plates and several bw illustrations; 70; and 18. Contains articles on cereals beet-root sugar and alcohol Culture and Products of the Vine school-houses and popular education munitions of war instruments and apparatus of medicine and musical instruments. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1870réf. 162987Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1870. Leather bound. Contents NF clean crisp and tight. Covers however are rubbed and chipped at spine with a small chunk missing mid-spine see photo. The illustrated plates are in excellent condition as if never viewed with no chips or tears. 3/4 brown leather with 5 raised bands. Maroon cloth/boards. Gilt lettering and volume number on spine. Marbled end papers and page edges. Paginated as 184; 324 with one bw folding plate; 43; 7 plus XXXII bw plates including some folding; 47; 39; and index 66 pp. Contains the Introduction with Selections from the Correspondence of Commissioner General N.M. Beckwith and Others; General Survey of the Exposition with a Report on the Character and Condition of the United States Section; Report on the Fine Arts by Frank Leslie; The Fine Arts Applied to the Useful Arts with the 7 bw plates; Extract from the Report of the International Committee on Weights Measures and Coins; Bibliography of the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867; and General Alphabetical Index to the Reports. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1870réf. 163003Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1870. Hardcover. Contents VG clean crisp and tight. Covers however are rubbed spine cloth is wrinkled and end papers are a bit foxed none to contents. Ex-lib. copy with marks to spine fep and title page; no others. The illustrated plates are in excellent condition as if never viewed with no chips or tears. Brown cloth/boards. Gilt lettering and insignia on spine. Paginated as 184; 324 with one bw folding plate; 43; 7 plus XXXII bw plates including some folding; 47; 39; and index 66 pp. Contains the Introduction with Selections from the Correspondence of Commissioner General N.M. Beckwith and Others; General Survey of the Exposition with a Report on the Character and Condition of the United States Section; Report on the Fine Arts by Frank Leslie; The Fine Arts Applied to the Useful Arts with the 7 bw plates; Extract from the Report of the International Committee on Weights Measures and Coins; Bibliography of the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867; and General Alphabetical Index to the Reports. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1870réf. 134851Washington DC: GPO 1870. Hardbound. VG ex library set with minimal markings small ancient paper label on each spsine bookplates. Perforation stamp to each title-page. Six volumes uniformly bound in 3/4 leather with 5 raised bands and exquisite marbling to all page edges. Many plans fold-outs illustrations. Pagination as follows: Volume I: 4 184; 324; 43 1; 8; 47 1; 39 1; 66pp. Folding plan 33 folding plates. Volume II: 4 v 1 183 1; vii 1 369 1; ix 1 146pp. 8 folding plates. Volume III: 4 ix 1 669 1pp. 8 folding plates. Volume IV: 4 166; 72; 49 1; 21 1; 31 1; 96; 104pp. 16 folding plates. Volume V: 4 26; 19 1; 90; 19 1; 19 1; 13 1; 28; 13 1; 213 1; 70; 18pp. 16 folding plates. Volume VI: 4 143 1; 2 115 1; 51 1; 86; 2 401 1pp. A fabulous set in wonderful condition and very minimally marked. An indispensible reference. Uncommon in leather. GPO hardcover books
réf. 250690U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey War Department. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 26.75 x 38.5". This fascinating geological section of the Mississippi River derives from the investigations of Jules Marcou a French geologist who worked extensively in North America. In 1853 under the service of the U.S. government he became the first geologist to cross the United States as part of the Pacific railroad exploration headed by A.W. Whipple that was then then underway. This map was the result of his travels and was published as part of a report entitled "Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-4." Presented as a geological cross-section the map is color-coded to indicate the type and age of the rock along the river as per a key in the upper left. Mountain ranges are simply but delicately rendered and valleys are labeled beneath each section to show their expanse. The map also provides the locations of various creeks forts Indian territories and intersecting rivers. The map is in good condition with original folds as issued. Some tears at folds. William P. Blake was the Geologist of the Office of the Unites States Pacific Railroad Surveys. These surveys were conducted in 1853-1855 in the interest of finding possible routes for a transcontinential railroad. This map functions as a document of the kinds of investigations conducted in this period of rapid Western expansion. U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey, War Department unknown books
1854réf. 339591U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey War Department 1854. unbound. 3 Maps. Lithographs with original hand coloring. Sheet one measures 35 1/2" x 10 7/8" sheet two measures 39 1/2" x 11" sheet three measures 40 1/8" x 30". These three fascinating geological renderings of the area from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean derive from the investigations of Jules Marcou a French geologist who worked extensively in North America. In 1853 under the service of the U.S. government he became the first geologist to cross the United States as part of the Pacific railroad exploration headed by A.W. Whipple that was then underway. These maps were the result of his travels and were published as part of a report entitled "Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-4." Two of the pieces presented in geological cross-section the maps color-coded to indicate the type and age of the rock along the river as per a key in the upper left. Mountain ranges are simply but delicately rendered and valleys are labeled beneath each section to show their expanse. The third selection is presented as a map showing the area between Columbus and Los Angeles along the 35th parallel. On this piece relief is shown through symbols and color-coding. The maps also provides the locations of various creeks forts Indian territories and intersecting rivers. The three maps are in good condition with original folds as issued. Some tears at folds. William P. Blake was the Geologist of the Office of the Unites States Pacific Railroad Surveys. These surveys were conducted in 1853-1855 in the interest of finding possible routes for a transcontinential railroad. This map functions as a document of the kinds of investigations conducted in this period of rapid Western expansion. U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey, War Department unknown books
1969réf. 1241521969. Fontana: c.1969. Vinyl record in illustrated sleeve. Color portrait of Blake on front short biography of Blake on back along with information about the actors and the National Portrait Gallery and black and white illustrations of other authors in the album series: Charles I Edward Lear Ellen Terry Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys. Very good. § A spoken word album of Blake's poetry recorded at the National Portrait Gallery in London. unknown books
1954réf. 1047011954. New York: Heritage Press 1954. Large 8vo 43; 44 2 pp. 12 gravure plates after the paintings by William Blake. Quarter red cloth marbled boards minimal rubbing near fine. § Reprint of the edition designed by Bruce Rogers. The illustrations are from the Blake designs in the collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library and the two works by Milton which they illustrate have been printed dos-a-dos. unknown books
