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The Poems of William Blake
1893985N21London: Lawrence and Bullen 1893. Hardback. Good. 7" by 4.5". John Linnell. A limited edition of The Poems of William Blake a comprehensive collection of the romantic giant's work. Edited by acclaimed Irish poet W.B. Yeats. A limited edition of The Poems of William Blake edited by huge Blake admirer and acclaimed Irish poet W.B. Yeats. Published in 1893 by Lawrence and Bullen. This particular edition is no.69 out of 200 copies to be printed on large handmade paper.Quarter white parchment in the publisher's original green cloth. A frontispiece of Blake by John Linnell.Despite not receiving great critical acclaim during his life William Blake was one of the most influential poets in English History. A key figure within the 19th century Romantic movement Blake inspired huge swathes of poets including W.B. Yeats who would later become a very successful poet himself and win the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature. This particular collection contains over 100 of Blake's poems and have been separated into each of his books including Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence. Quarter white parchment in the publisher's original green cloth. Externally mostly smart with fading to the spine and the occasional mark heavier towards spine and extremities. A spot to bottom edge of both boards. Offsetting to end papers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional mark and spot to leaf extremities. The odd pencil annotation. Good Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
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