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193550515bdNew York: The Pierpont Morgan Library 1935. First Edition Thus. Folio cloth-backed stiff gray wrapper with paper labels. 6 facsimiles one of text three of water colors one of pencil & wash drawings and one of etchings. A total of 110 plates. Near-Fine. The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935. First Edition Thus. hardcover
1973293551Paris: Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust 1973. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile edition. Quarto. Quarter morocco and marbled paper covered boards. Copy letter W of 26 copies reserved for The William Blake Trust. Fine in fine slipcase with very slight wear. Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust hardcover
197630288London: The Scolar Press 1976. Hardcover. Limited Edition of 50 hand-numbered copies specially bound by The Eddington Bindery this being copy No. XXIV. Bound in full calf with hand-tooled black ruling. Spine with 5 raised bands and 6 compartments. Hand-made paper. NEAR FINE in Near Fine slipcase. Shows the spine ever so lightly tanned else Fine/As New. The slipcase with marginal shelf rubbing along the extremities else Fine/As New. As pictured. The Scolar Press hardcover
58058E-250. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Printed at the Ballantyne Press London UK. 1897. Illustrated with wood-engraved frontispiece borders and initials. Limited to 210 copies. Bound in blue paper covered cloth with paper titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Offsetting present to the endpapers. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Book of Thel is a poem by William Blake dated 1789 and probably composed in the period 1788 to 1790. It is illustrated by his own plates and is relatively short and easy to understand compared to his later prophetic books. The metre is a fourteen-syllable line. It was preceded by Tiriel which Blake left in manuscript. A few lines from Tiriel were incorporated into The Book of Thel. Most of the poem is in unrhymed verse. William Blake 1757 1827 was a British poet painter visionary mystic and engraver who illustrated and printed his own books. Blake proclaimed the supremacy of the imagination over the rationalism and materialism of the 18th-century. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. Charles de Sousy Ricketts RA 2 October 1866 7 October 1931 was a British artist illustrator author and printer known for his work as a book designer and typographer and for his costume and scenery designs for plays and operas. EB; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . hardcover
186223079Columbus Ohio: Henry Miller and Company. 1862. Hardcover. Fair two fairly large chips on the top of the spine and the cover fore-edge a scrape on the front edges rubbed the binding is sound except a break at the front hinge some foxing mostly in the margins. This edition has a 367 page section on the Civil War with a number of engraved portrait plates. No dust jacket issued. This edition seems to be more scarce than earlier editions. Black embossed hard leather with gilt spine decoration and lettering and a stamped cover design marbled end pages and page edges. ; Engraved plates.; 975 pages . Henry Miller and Company hardcover
1973044993Jura and Paris France; London: The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black 1/4 morocco blue marbled paper covered boards spine panel lettered in gilt slipcased. 7 plates 6 color printed on rectos only. No. 433 of an edition limited to 808 total copies 750 of which were numbered rear colophon. As issued. Slipcase shows slight shelf wear. A fine facsimile printed with collotype process on Arches rag paper with color applied via stencils. The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust Hardcover
197642125Trianon Press 1976. Limited/Numbered . Half-Leather. Fine. Very large thinner book brown leather spine and sides beautifully marbled boards gilt lettering very bright on spine stiff heavy pages two tiny brown circles on top of first front end paper Commentary and Bibliographical History by Geoffrey Keynes after beautiful facsimile in color of Blake's book in heavy marbled slipcase. One of 26 copies numbered A to Z reserved for Trustees of the William Blake Trust this one is Q.Near Very Fine book and Near Fine slipcase. <br/> <br/> Trianon Press hardcover
18161068091816. London: Henry Colburn 1816. <br /> <br /> 8vo viii 449 pp. With 2 leaves of ads at the front and another 2 at the back dated 1818. Original boards paper backstrip slightly rubbed with loss of label some wear to boards a very fine copy entirely uncut and in original state as issued.<br /> <br /> § First edition of a fascinating contemporary reference work. It includes one of the earliest biographical references to William Blake "an eccentric and very ingenious artist" as well as a large number of writers such as Wordsworth Coleridge and Byron and hundreds of other authors forgotten today but amazingly no Shelley Mary or Percy no Keats and no Jane Austen. Bentley Blake Books 2929: "references to Blake under William Hayley W. Blake and William Blake". Some claim Watkins authored A-K and Shoberl the rest. unknown
17831087621783. London: C Bathurst T. Payne and others 1783. <br /> <br /> 5 vols 8vo 8 cxxxi 335; 4 407: 4 427; 4 438; 4 16 subscribers and errata 322 vi 55 errata and index pp. with a frontispiece also in each volume and 3 further plates in The Life of Ariosto following the preface in vol. 1. Original calf with moderate wear; carefully restored. Spines with red labels and raised bands all somewhat worn and the label to vol. 5 is missing. Internally a clean set with endpapers a trifle browned page edges slightly dusty and just a few occasional marks throughout the set. Plates are clean; the Blake plate is the frontispiece to vol. 3. Bookplate of Sir Charles Dance in each volume.<br /> <br /> § First edition. Blake's engraving is after a drawing by Stothard depicting the furious Orlando brandishing a huge tree. Essick notes: "In a letter. to William Hayley Blake states that he is 'absorbed' in the study of several poets including Ariosto." Bentley BB 417A. Essick CBI XII. unknown
18051066411805. Chichester: J. Seagrave for Richard Phillips 1805. <br /> <br /> The Lion. Single plate full margins well printed first state.<br /> <br /> § See: Bentley Blake Books 465. Easson and Essick William Blake Book Illustrator VIII. Bindman Complete Graphic Works of Blake 403-407. unknown
19771073811977. London: Trianon Press: 1977. <br /> <br /> 4to 155 pp. 51 plates. Original full brown morocco slipcase. A fine copy.<br /> <br /> § #5 of 36 de luxe copies signed by Keynes of a total edition of 562 copies. The definitive work about and reproducing all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Not in G.E. Bentley's Blake Books or its supplement. unknown
18031027841803. Chichester: J. Seagrave 1803-04. <br /> <br /> 3 vols. 4to 2 xii 8 413; 4 424; 6 xxxi 416 pages. With 5 plates and an engraving in the text one designed and engraved by Blake the others engraved by Blake after other artists. Old diaper calf rebacked new labels a good set.<br /> <br /> § Second edition final state of the "Weatherhouse" plate designed by Blake. Hayley's position as the most respectable and considerable literary figure who had known Cowper made him the inevitable choice to write the definitive work. Blake was living with his wife at Felpham and she helped him make and print the engravings for their old friend and patron Hayley. Bentley Blake Books 468 A. Easson & Essick I VII. Bound in at the end is another book entitled: Cowper Illustrated by a Series of Views in or near The Park of Weston-Underwood Bucks. London: 1803 published by Vernor and Hood and with an engraved title and 12 plates by Storer and Greig. This added text has nothing to do with Blake and only relates to William Cowper. unknown
1927017435Random House & Nonesuch Press. Association copy. Priror owner signature on ffep of J. Russell Lynes Jr. American art historian photographer author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine. No DJ. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1927. Random House & Nonesuch Press hardcover
1942411921Alabama Florida 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine. Oblong small quarto measuring 11" x 7". String-tied brown leather with "service album Camp Rucker Alabama" and an illustration on the front board. Contains 185 sepia-toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 2.5" x 3.5" and 5" x 7" with captions. Very good album with some spotting and edgewear with near fine dustwrapper.<br /> <br /> A photo album kept by Sergeant Horace Blake and his wife while at Camp Rucker in Alabama and on leave in Florida between 1942 and 1943. The first three pages include autographs of his fellow soldiers including names and addresses. Following this is a photo of Blake posed with other men at Camp Rucker in August of 1942. Various parts of the camp are seen throughout the early pages of the album including buildings men and Blake posed in front of his barracks. After this Blake is sent to Camp Carrabelle later changed to Camp Gordon Johnston in Florida. It appears they drove to the camp and were visiting during a leave with one photo captioned "Horace drove car all night." These photos show Blake and some girlfriends enjoying the Florida beaches swimming and lounging on the sand. They drove through the state visiting Tallahasse and the Ochlockonee River. They visited Perkins Beach Florida and stayed at the beach house of Lieutenant Colonel Lambert. A newspaper clipping seen here reads "Mrs. Horace Blake left on Monday for Tallahasse Florida where she will spent some time with her husband Sergeant Horace Blake." They photographed the beach house their car beaches tress and the sunset. One set of photos from December 1942 shows them celebrating Horace's birthday with images of their dog and Horace posed with his birthday cake. Another photo shows an aerial shot from a beach of planes flying overhead. Mrs. Blake photographed the Lieutenant Colonel and his wife after their home. They stayed in Florida through Christmas and spent the day fishing and enjoying the sunshine. Following these photographs are Christmas cards from friends and family tipped in. They stayed in Florida through August of 1943 when the album ends with photos of Horace and Mrs. Blake swimming and boating with friends.<br /> <br /> An interesting collection of Florida vacation photographs taken by a soldier and his wife during World War II. hardcover
1246348182. London: March 8 1825 but published 1826. <br /> <br /> Single leaf recently cleaned.<br /> <br /> § First edition one of 100 sets printed directly onto Whatman wove with the word "proof" removed. Bentley Blake Books 421A. Bindman Complete Graphic Works of Blake 625-641C. unknown
197342132London: The Trianon Press 1973. Limited/Numbered . Half-Leather. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blake William. 324 of 750 copies bound in quarter-leather blue morocco with hand-marbled sides in shades of blue and brown--beautiful. A facsimile from the only complete copy in existence owned by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald. Very large book shiny dark blue leather spine and sides marbled boards in a matching marbled slipcase with leather entrance top and bottom bright gilt lettering on spine. Very Fine book in Fine slipcase. <br/> <br/> The Trianon Press hardcover
1927712London: The Nonesuch Press 1927. Limited editions. I. The writings of William Blake in 3 volumes with 60 colotype plates of the author's drawings and paintings. II. With 24 illustrations in colotype. Both works bound in quarter-white parchment with marbled boards. Printed at the Chiswick Press on mould-made paper. The first set limited to 1500 copies the second limited to 1480 copies. The Nonesuch Press unknown
19721076661972. London: Trianon Press 1972. <br /> <br /> 2 vols. 4to and small 4to with 20 color plates. Full brown morocco slipcase new.<br /> <br /> § Edition de luxe #XLIV of 50 copies with additional proof sheets progressive plates original stencil etc. "The text is a clear statement of Blake's beliefs regarding the nature of man. The full book only came to light in 1953 and this is the first reproduction of the text. Such maxims are included as "Man's desires are limited by his perceptions none can desire what he has not perciev'd sic" and "If any could desire what he is incapable of possessing despair must be his eternal lot" Schneideman. Bentley Blake Books 202. unknown
20145871New York: Crown Business 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 1st Edition later printing signed dated and thoughtfully inscribed by Thiel to a successful tech entrepreneur. Hardcover as new condition unread and unmarked. A #1 bestseller yet signed copies are scarce. Crown Business hardcover
20002602H-94987A-58AThames & Hudson 2000-10-01. hardcover. Good. 8x1x11. 2 BLUE SPOTS ON SIDE PAGE EDGES OTHERWISE this Book is in Very Good condition. See our picture for exact item you will receive. All items ship within 24 hours. Packaging is 100% Recyclable. Most items purchased from Charitable organizations. A portion of each sale is also donated to a monthly charity check your package for this month's charity. Reuse-Recycle-Rebook! Thames & Hudson hardcover
72199London: Jonathan Cape 1982. Children's classic FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 24 x 13cm pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Blake priced at £6.50. A nice clean copy somewhat toned to edges and margins as usual. Minor pencil erasure to fly-leaf. A particularly bright crisp example of the jacket. Near fine. The story of Sophie's adventures with the Big Friendly Giant bursting with strange and quite dubious-sounding victuals such as fizzy Frobscottle and the revolting Snozzcumber. Basis for the 1989 animation starring Sir David Jason and more recently the 2016 live-action film by Steven Spielberg. London: Jonathan Cape, 1982 unknown
2005079309London: The Folio Society 2005. 3 volumes consisting of a facsimilie from the original edition in the British Museum bound in quarter Nigerian goatskin and matching leather labels with pictorial cloth boards complete with the Commentary by Robin Hamlyn bound in matching blue cloth all in excellent condition with clean unmarked text housed in a very good solander box which has a few small marks number 692 from a limited edition of 1000 a very heavy set that will require an additional postage fee for some international destinations please contact for details . Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Blake William. Folio. The Folio Society Hardcover
1997032510Collector Grade Publications 1997. Hardcover. Fine. Fine clean hard cover first edition with near fine dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Oblong Collector Grade Publications hardcover
021062London: The Crime Club/Collins 1939. . 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. First Edition. Previous owner's pencil name and date fading to cloth at spine ends else cloth covers bright foxxing to top page edge in unpriced pictorial dust jacket with large triangular chip 6.5 cm long at rear fold and other smaller edge chips and edge-wear else good. Scarce. <br/> <br/> London: The Crime Club/Collins, (1939). hardcover
1890168621Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1890. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner name on FEP. Front hinge starting. Light shelfwear on front/rear panels. Top text block edge gilded. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
