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1981CNJL1175Gloucestershire: The Whittington Press & Angscot Productions 1981. Limited Edition. Full leather. Fine. Blake William. Special Edition number VII of XXV of a total edition of 350 folio size 37 pp. together with an extra suite of illustrations. "John Milton's 1608-1674 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity' is significant for its merit alone though this remarkable poem is also important in the context of the artist's career. His first major work in English the nativity ode reflects 'his desire to attempt the highest subjects and to take on the role of bardic Poet-Priest' Barbara Lewalski Life of John Milton 38." n. b. from the web site of Dartmouth University.<br/><br/>William Blake 1757-1827 had illustrated two other works by Milton before this the third work to be illustrated by Blake for the Rev. Joseph Thomas. It is comprised of six watercolours being almost literal illustrations of the text which is that of the first edition of 1645. Blake's incomparable exquisite and unique style is a perfect complement to this remarkable work by Milton presenting a great English poet with a great English mystic artist.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full dark-green Oasis goatskin title in gilt to backstrip top-edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut gilt single-rule border to turn-in marbled endpapers author's portrait and six colour plates tipped-in; Caslon type Barcham Green paper with Three Poplars watermark folio size 12.75" by 10.25" pagination: i-x xi-xii 1-2 3-24 1 colophon special edition number VII of XXV of a total edition of 350. With a set of all six illustrations slipped in to a portfolio covered in marbled paper over boards the book and portfolio both housed in a black cloth fall-down-back box lined in marbled paper with a printed paper label at the backstrip.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy the leather binding smooth and unrubbed the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright and free of prior owner markings; clean crisp as new. The portfolio and set of extra illustrations are all fine clean and without wear; the box is near fine strong and sturdy clean with just a hint of rubbing and a few light stray marks. Overall fine a lovely set.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Please note that this is a large and heavy item and therefore additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Whittington Press & Angscot Productions unknown books
1963123968Folio. London: Trianon Press 1963. Folio 18 color facsimile leaves and 8 pp of commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Very fine in quarter blue morocco over blue marbled boards in slipcase. § Limited to 480 copies this is #38. Bentley BB A9. “America was the first of Blake’s books to name a place Lambeth in the imprint. which was an act of defiant courage. for the first time he designated one of his books as “a prophecyâ€. he concentrated particularly on the dramatic events in Boston. Blake continued his tale in Europe and then to make the cycle of continents complete he wrote “Africa†and “Asiaâ€giving a general title of all four: The Song of Los.†Damon Blake Dictionary. Trianon Press hardcover books
1780110666Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
1780110672Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
1780110673Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
1780110671Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
1813107840e. London: Bensley for Ackermann 1813 i.e. 1870. 4to plates only without the Frontispiece Death’s Door and The Soul’s Reunion with the Body i.e. etched title and 9 plates. As issued in the original pebbled brown cloth portfolio lettered in gilt occasional foxing or oxidization an adequate copy. Includes 22 newspaper clippings from the 10s 20s 30s and 40s all related to Blake a brochure for Cambridge University Press’s An Island in the Moon facsimile a brochure for Scolar Press’s The Grave facsimile and a few other articles. § Third quarto edition printed from the same plates as the 1813 edition but actually issued by or for John Camden Hotten in 1870. Bentley Blake Books 435e. Bensley for Ackermann hardcover books
1808123890Single plate. London: Cromek 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper full margin including the note "Subscriber's copy" at the very bottom often trimmed off. § From the first quarto edition this is one of the most powerful plates in the series. Bentley Blake Books 435b. Cromek unknown books
1808107329Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper margins slightly soiled image clean. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435 A. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1813110778Single plate. London: Ackermann 1813. Single plate folio etching on wove unwatermarked paper good. § From the second folio edition. Bentley Blake Books 435. Ackermann unknown books
1808123898Single plate. London: Cadell and Davis 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper cleaned and in fine condition. § From the first 4to edition this is one of the most powerful plates in the series. Bentley Blake Books 435b. Cadell and Davis unknown books
1808107328Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper margins slightly soiled image clean. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435 A. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1808123901Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper cleaned and in fine condition. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435b. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1808107323Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper margins slightly soiled and worn image clean. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435b. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1808123889Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper cleaned and in fine condition. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435b. Cadell and Davies unknown books
17811079388vo. London: Joseph Johnson 1781. 8vo xxxiv 405 1 ads pp. With a frontispiece and 3 engraved plates after Stothard one by William Blake. Later polished calf gilt-panelled backstrip gilt edges joints scuffed frontispiece and t/p soiled. Ink signature at front of William Enfield tipped in. § 6th edition the second to have this plate which is dated 1780 -- this copy with the plate facing p. 289 engraved by Blake. This was Blake’s first commercial engraving first put in the 1774 edition. Enfield was a Unitarian minister and this anthology of literary extracts intended to teach proper elocution to young people was extremely influential. See Essick William Blake’s Commercial Book Illustrations 1. Bentley Blake Books 453 B. Joseph Johnson unknown books
1792287792London: Joseph Johnson 1792. unbound. very good. William Blake. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" London: Joseph Johnson 1796. This book with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World became an important reference for early abolitionists.<br/><br/> This disturbing image shows a man impaled by a hook and hanging from a gallows. A human skull and bones occupy the foreground and the background shows two skulls on sticks and a three-masted ship. <br><br> William Blake 1757-1827 was a British poet painter and printmaker.<br/><br/> Joseph Johnson unknown books
287793London: Joseph Johnson. unbound. very good. William Blake. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" London: Joseph Johnson 1796. This book with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World became an important reference for early abolitionists.<br/><br/> This image shows a European man in a large hat smoking a pipe while being attended to by an enslaved woman. <br><br> William Blake 1757-1827 was a British poet painter and printmaker.<br/><br/> Joseph Johnson unknown books
1995428722The William Blake Trust / Princeton University Press 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Six volume set. 4to. Cloth. Volume 1 JERUSALEM 302 pp. Volume 2 SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE 209 pp. Volume 3 THE EARLY ILLUMINATED BOOKS 286 pp. Volume 4 THE CONTINENTAL PROPHECIES 367 pp. Volume 5 MILTON A POEM 286 pp. Volume 6 THE URIZEN BOOKS 231 pp. Superficial shelfwear. Each volume with previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Jackets all with light wear and slight sunning at edges. Jacket of Vol 4 w/ small closed tear to top edge of jacket front at spine. Overall near fine in very good plus to near fine jackets. The William Blake Trust / Princeton University Press hardcover books
1957143037Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Revised Final script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1947 play "For Love or Money" by F. Hugh Herbert. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in full navy calf with gilt titles and design with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Veteran actor Curd Jurgens begins to have feelings for a young woman Debbie Reynolds much to the chagrin of his romantic partner Alexis Smith. Ultimately Reynolds chooses his younger neighbor John Saxon and Jurgens happily returns to Smith. Winner of a Golden Globe. <br/><br/>Set in Connecticut. <br/><br/>Title page present noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Blake Edwards. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered "135-A and 136." Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/12/57 and 9/24/57. Pages Fine presentation binding about Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1973131474London: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1973. Draft script for the 1974 film. From the collection of still photographer Bob Willoughby. Rainbow copy with blue pink and white leaves. Included are six vintage black-and-white reference still photographs from the film. <br/><br/>Bob Willoughby 1927-2009 studied with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles worked as a photographer for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" and as a set photographer for every major studio documenting some of most important films of the era and creating intimate portraits of some of Hollywood's greatest celebrities. <br/><br/>Willoughby moved his family to County Cork Ireland in 1972 working on only a handful of films through the late 1970s and early 1980s this was one of his final films though he would continue to photograph exhibit and publish books for the remainder of his life. <br/><br/>Based on Evelyn Anthony's 1971 novel about a woman on holiday in the Caribbean who meets a handsome Russian. Judith Farrow Andrews meets Feodor Sverdlov Sharif and together they visit all the beautiful spots on the island but Judith's ties to the British government and Feodor's to the Russian government cause problems for their romance. An underrated but serious look at espionage in the Cold War. <br/><br/>Set in Barbardos and shot on location there and in London and Paris. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers marked copy No. 122. Title page present dated April 1973 with credits for screenwriter Edwards. 127 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two silver brads. Stills Near Fine. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1962139514Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage oversize double weight borderless still photograph from the 1962 film showing directed Quine scrutinizing the setup of a dinner scene with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak. Based on the short story "The Notorious Tenant" by Margery Sharp first published by "Colliers" in 1956. Shot struck and mounted by the film's still photographer Bob Willoughby with a holograph notation in his hand on the verso. Full provenance available. <br/><br/>After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington DC and London the Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Museum of Modern Art and The Tate Modern. <br/><br/>13.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1793287788London: Joseph Johnson 1793. unbound. very good. William Blake. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Minor toning and light foxing at edges otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" London: Joseph Johnson 1796. This book with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World became an important reference for early abolitionists.<br/><br/> Image shows the soldier in full uniform with rifle pistol and saber. Two similar soldiers a fort and three-masted ship can be seen in the background. <br><br> William Blake 1757-1827 was a British poet painter and printmaker.<br/><br/> Joseph Johnson unknown books
1976264231London: The Trianon Press 1976. No. 80 of 380 numbered copies of an edition of 438 copies. Illustrated. 1 vols. Folio. Original beige cloth brown morocco spine. Fine. No. 80 of 380 numbered copies of an edition of 438 copies. Illustrated. 1 vols. Folio. Bentley Blake Books Supplement p. 81 The Trianon Press unknown books
1968Embry 95594Grossman Publishers 1968. One of 100 copies signed by the illustrator and with a original signed wood engraving laid in. Lower corners lightly bumped else fine in near fine publisher's slipcase with one seam starting. Wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. Morocco backed boards. Grossman Publishers, 1968. One of 100 copies signed by the illustrator and with a original signed wood engraving laid in. hardcover books
