Songs of Innocence and of Experience.
by Blake, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
4to. Manchester: Manchester Etching Workshop, 1983. 4to, 16 hand coloured and one uncoloured facsimile plates, each mounted on brown card in a full brown morocco 3-part folding binding with gilt embossed replicas of the "Innocence" and "Experience" title pages as decorations on two of the covers. Fine as issued, all in a deep brown cloth folding box. § The colored facsimile volume only (as issued). De luxe issue of the limited edition of 40 copies, this being #V of V (i.e. five) copies with an extra plate ("Infant Sorrow"). Accompanied by Joseph Viscomi's " The Art Of William Blake's Illuminated Prints" as part of the edition, but this limited to 200 copies. Bentley, Blake Books Supplement 135. Essick, Blake Quarterly, Summer 1985: "In many ways one of the most accurate facsimiles ever published, and beyond question the most accurate hand-colored reproduction of plates from an illuminated book. To my eyes, it is also one of the two or three most beautiful facsimiles when considered as a work of graphic art". In this set is a letter from the printer Paul Ritchie stating that there were only five copies thus, 4 went to people on the project and this copy to L.G. Bell the late collector of editions of Blake's "Songs".
Synopsis
"William Blake's Songs of innocence and of experience is reproduced by permission from copy E, 54039, in the Henry E. Huntington Library"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122884
- Title
- Songs of Innocence and of Experience.
- Author
- Blake, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Manchester Etching Workshop
- Place of Publication
- Manchester
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 4to
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
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San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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