Songs of Innocence
by William Blake
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: The Medici Society of America, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1928 3rd impression of this lovely edition of Blake's "Song of Innocence". Beautifully illustrated by 16 year old Jacynth Parsons and with a prefatory letter by W.B. Yeats. VG- (with light, scattered foxing) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with chipping along the spine ends and panel edges and several small closed tears along the bottom edges. Still presents well though and is very solid. Octavo, 42 pgs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6665
- Title
- Songs of Innocence
- Author
- William Blake
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Medici Society of America
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Rare William Blake
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....