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198710811222 separate plates. Paris: Trianon Press for the Blake Trust 1987. 22 separate plates approx. 15.75 x 12.25 inches 30 x 31 cm each printed in color on Arches housed in a tri-fold paper folder. Very good condition. § The New Zealand Set are careful watercolor copies of the central designs of the original engravings produced by the circle of John Linnell presented here in faithful facsimile. Butlin noted in the Blake Quarterly: “The long list of color facsimiles produced by the Trianon Press under Arnold Fawcus for the William Blake Trust were above all objects of beauty recreating as near to perfection as possible Blake’s original achievements.†Trianon Press for the Blake Trust unknown books
1987107738Paris: Trianon Press for the Blake Trust 1987 Publisher’s proofs in a box including three copies of vol. 2 in variant bindings one copy of vol. 1 black and white reproductions and a suite of progressive proofs of plate 2. All within a quarter morocco box with gilt backstrip and marbled boards. § A unique publisher’s proof set lacking the rest of the text. A complete set would include:The de luxe issue includes David Bindman ed. William Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job: The Engravings and Related Material with Essays Catalogue of States and Printings Commentary on the Plates and Documentary Record by David Bindman Barbara Bryant Robert Essick Geoffrey Keynes and Bo Lindberg. London: The William Blake Trust 1987. Colophon verso of the title page: “In addition to the 387 copies of William Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job and Colour versions of Blake’s Book of Job designs issued and published by the William Blake Trust five copies containing extra material have been specifically made up for those most closely concerned with bringing the publication to completion. This copy is for Robert Essick.†The work is housed in four cloth slipcases trimmed in morocco as follows:1. Text volume with the title page and colophon quoted above. Contents:Stephen Keynes “Acknowledgments.â€Charles Ryskamp “Foreword.â€David Bindman and John Commander “Preface.â€Geoffrey Keynes “The Development of the Job Designs.â€David Bindman “The Book of Job Designs from Butts Series to Final Engravings.â€Robert Essick “Blake’s Engravings to the Book of Job: An Essay on Their Graphic Form and Catalogue of States and Printings.â€Barbara Bryant “The Job Designs; a Documentary and Bibliographical Record.â€Quarter morocco and cover label. In the same slipcase: William Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job: The Plates with related designs and with an Introduction and Plate-by-Plate Commentary by Bo Lindberg. Loose in fascicles in a quarter morocco folder quarter morocco clamshell box with cover label.2. Colour Versions of William Blake’s Book of Job Designs from the Circle of John Linnell. With an essay by Bo Lindberg. Text volume quarter morocco with cover label. Quarter-morocco clamshell box with cover label with the following quarter-morocco folders with cover labels as quoted below contents loose:a. “The New Zealand setâ€b. “The Collins setâ€c. “The Fitzwilliam platesâ€3. “Additional Material 1.†Quarter-morocco clamshell box with cover label with the following quarter-morocco folders with cover labels as quoted below contents loose:a. “Pages from the ‘Riches’ sketchbook with colour washes not publishedâ€b. “William Blake Illustrations of the Book of Job Alternative printing of the engravings without plate markâ€c. “Facsimiles of subjects from the Butts version watercolours printed collotype by Emery Walker for the Pierpont Morgan Library edition 1935â€. Two mounted color reproductions.d. “Proofs guides and stencils for colour plates from Colour versions of Blake’s Book of Job designs Trianon Press Paris c. 1974â€4. “Additional Material 2.†Quarter-morocco clamshell box with cover label with the following quarter-morocco folders with cover labels as quoted below contents loose:a. “Label printed for original publication March 1826â€b. “Colour versions of William Blake’s Book of Job designs from the circle of John Linnell Collins & New Zealand sets & Fitzwilliam plates.†Housed in three paper folders. The same reproductions as those in box 2 above.Materials added to box 4 by Essick:i. Xerox of the typescript of Lindberg’s commentary.ii. Xerox of the typescript of Lindberg’s essay on the New Zealand set.iii. Xerox of the typescript of Keynes’ introductory essay.iv. A set of loose Job reproductions housed in a paper folder inscribed in pencil as follows: “This set of proofs was given to me by John Commander Secretary of the Trust to help with my preparation of the catalogue of the states of the Job plates. It contains unpublished materials. R. N. Essick Summer 1983.â€Acquired Aug. 1987 from the William Blake Trust gift. BBS pages 198-99 this issue not recorded. For proofs of Essick’s essay see under Blake Trust/Trianon Press Facsimiles Production Materials.Idem. Trade issue housed as above but in cloth slipcases boxes and bindings. Two slipcases with contents as in the first two slipcases above. Colophon verso of the title page: “This publication of William Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job is limited to 387 copies: 22 copies lettered A-V contain additional material and are specially bound; 250 copies numbered 1-250; 50 copies numbered i-l; 65 copies numbered I-LXV are reserved by The William Blake Trust. This is copy 171â€. Acquired May 1987 from the William Blake Trust gift. BBS pages 198-99. Trianon Press for the Blake Trust hardcover books
19651047324to. London: Trianon Press 1965. 4to 8 plates 5 pp. text plus the extra materials. Full brown morocco marbled paper-covered slipcase gilt lettering to backstrip. A fine copy. § Edition limited to 426 copies de luxe issue being copy XII of XX copies with a suite of progressive states of one plate an original guide-sheet and stencil etc. One of the more difficult Trianon Press books to find. Bentley Blake Books 26. “The first the simplest and the most charming of the prophetic books. best understood as a rewriting of Milton’s Comus.†Trianon Press unknown books
19681075944 vols. London: Trianon Press 1968. 4 vols. 8vo and 12mo Vol. I 8vo i-vii-viii 50 4 pp. Vol. II 12mo 2 pp. 22 plates Vol. III 4 pp. 31 plates Vol. IV 12mo 2 pp. 10 plates negative and copper plate. Original tan morocco volume 4 in brown cloth as issued cloth slipcase gilt lettering to backstrips of all three volumes. Backstrips slightly rubbed. § From an edition of 726 total copies this is the de luxe advance publisher’s copy including 700 numbered 1 to 700 of which the first 50 have additional material and are in a special binding. Volume I is an introductory volume followed by three volumes of plates. Bentley Blake Books 48. Trianon Press hardcover books
19681075954 vols. London: Trianon Press 1968. 4 vols. 8vo and 12mo Vol. I 8vo i-vii-viii 50 4 pp. Vol. II 12mo 2 pp. 22 plates Vol. III 4 pp. 31 plates Vol. IV 12mo 2 pp. 10 plates negative and copper plate. Original tan morocco volume 4 in brown cloth as issued cloth slipcase gilt lettering to backstrips of all three volumes. Backstrips slightly rubbed. § From an edition of 726 total copies this de luxe copy unnumbered out of series including 700 numbered 1 to 700 of which the first 50 have additional material and are in a special binding. Volume I is an introductory volume followed by three volumes of plates. Bentley Blake Books 48. Trianon Press hardcover books
19681106824 vols. London: Trianon Press 1968. 4 vols. 8vo and 12mo Vol. I 8vo i-vii-viii 50 4 pp. Vol. II 12mo 2 pp. 22 plates Vol. III 4 pp. 31 plates Vol. IV 12mo 2 pp. 10 plates negative and copper plate. Original tan morocco volume 4 in brown cloth as issued cloth slipcase gilt lettering to backstrips of all three volumes. Backstrips slightly rubbed. § From an edition of 726 total copies including 700 numbered 1 to 700 of which the first 50 have additional material and are in a special binding. This is copy number 14 with the first three volumes bound in leather instead of the usual cloth. Volume I is an introductory volume followed by three volumes of plates. Bentley Blake Books 48. Trianon Press hardcover books
19721106813 volumes. London: Trianon Press 1972. 3 volumes folio with 116 color facsimile leaves reproduced by collotype and hand-stencil color the text of the poems reproduced from copper-plate with 3 additional printings to reproduce Blake’s pencillings and the tone of the paper. Marbled boards morocco backstrips slipcases backstrips stained slipcases worn internally a fine set as issued. § Edition limited to 518 copies in all including 100 copies for Paul Mellon personally of which 12 copies were a super de luxe issue in three volumes with extra material 36 copies were a de luxe issue also with extra material but in sheets unbound18 copies were hors commerce contents unrecorded and 352 copies either bound in 3 volumes in slipcases or as a single set of the loose sheets in a box. This is copy #37.The 116 water-color illustrations to Thomas Gray's poems are among Blake's major achievements as an illustrator. They were commissioned in 1797 by Blake's friend the sculptor John Flaxman as a gift for his wife Ann to whom Blake addressed the poem that ends the series. The commission may have been inspired by the Flaxmans' seeing Blake's water-color designs to Edward Young's Night Thoughts begun in 1795. The Gray illustrations follow the same basic format. Blake cut windows in large sheets of the same type of Whatman paper used for the Night Thoughts illustrations and mounted in these windows the texts of Gray's poems from a 1790 octavo edition published by John Murray leaving out some prefatory materials fly-titles the notes and the 7 engraved illustrations. Blake then drew and colored his designs surrounding the letterpress texts. On blank versos near the beginning of each poem and in one case on a separate piece of paper pasted over letterpress text Blake inscribed with pen and ink either titles for each design or quotations from the poem to indicate the passage illustrated. On most text pages Blake also drew a pencil cross left of the first line of the illustrated passage. He numbered most leaves consecutively in pen and ink beginning a new sequence for each of the 13 poems.Blake conceived of his work as an illustrated book rather than a series of unbound designs as indicated by his offsetting Gray's texts above and to the right left on versos from the middle of each leaf—then the convention for all letterpress books. Although listed by William Michael Rossetti in his catalogue of Blake's drawings and paintings published in the 1863 and 1880 editions of Alexander Gilchrist's Life of William Blake the Gray illustrations were virtually unknown until their rediscovery by Herbert Grierson in 1919.The Trianon Press reproductions are recognized as the finest examples of the art of facsimile reproduction; working from the originals in Paul Mellon’s collection each leaf is faithfully hand-colored through stencils to achieve an astonishing exactitude. The Times Literary Supplement stated that nothing like these books had ever been printed before and that it was highly unlikely that they could be printed again. Bentley Blake Books 385. Trianon Press hardcover books
1972110461Folio. London: Trianon Press 1972. Folio with 116 color facsimile leaves reproduced by collotype and hand-stencil color the text of the poems reproduced from copper-plate with 3 additional printings to reproduce Blake’s pencillings and the tone of the paper. Original sheets marbled boards morocco backstrip lettered in giltquarter brown morocco box. § Edition limited to 518 copies in all including 100 copies for Paul Mellon personally of which 12 copies were a super de luxe issue in three volumes with extra material 36 copies were a de luxe issue also with extra material but in sheets unbound18 copies were hors commerce contents unrecorded and 352 copies either bound in 3 volumes in slipcases or as a single set of the loose sheets in a box. This is #370.The 116 water-color illustrations to Thomas Gray's poems are among Blake's major achievements as an illustrator. They were commissioned in 1797 by Blake's friend the sculptor John Flaxman as a gift for his wife Ann to whom Blake addressed the poem that ends the series. The commission may have been inspired by the Flaxmans' seeing Blake's water-color designs to Edward Young's Night Thoughts begun in 1795. The Gray illustrations follow the same basic format. Blake cut windows in large sheets of the same type of Whatman paper used for the Night Thoughts illustrations and mounted in these windows the texts of Gray's poems from a 1790 octavo edition published by John Murray leaving out some prefatory materials fly-titles the notes and the 7 engraved illustrations. Blake then drew and colored his designs surrounding the letterpress texts. On blank versos near the beginning of each poem and in one case on a separate piece of paper pasted over letterpress text Blake inscribed with pen and ink either titles for each design or quotations from the poem to indicate the passage illustrated. On most text pages Blake also drew a pencil cross left of the first line of the illustrated passage. He numbered most leaves consecutively in pen and ink beginning a new sequence for each of the 13 poems.Blake conceived of his work as an illustrated book rather than a series of unbound designs as indicated by his offsetting Gray's texts above and to the right left on versos from the middle of each leaf—then the convention for all letterpress books. Although listed by William Michael Rossetti in his catalogue of Blake's drawings and paintings published in the 1863 and 1880 editions of Alexander Gilchrist's Life of William Blake the Gray illustrations were virtually unknown until their rediscovery by Herbert Grierson in 1919.The Trianon Press reproductions are recognized as the finest examples of the art of facsimile reproduction; working from the originals in Paul Mellon’s collection each leaf is faithfully hand-colored through stencils to achieve an astonishing exactitude. The Times Literary Supplement stated that nothing like these books had ever been printed before and that it was highly unlikely that they could be printed again. Bentley Blake Books 385. Trianon Press hardcover books
197291063 volumes. London: Trianon Press 1972. 3 volumes folio with 116 color facsimile leaves reproduced by collo-type and hand-stencil color the text of the poems reproduced from copper-plate with 3 additional printings to reproduce Blake's pencillings and the tone of the paper. Marbled boards morocco backstrips slipcases a very good set as issued. § Limited to 220 copies thus; 100 copies were issued unbound in Port-folio and 36 de luxe copies with extra material. The 116 water-color illustrations to Thomas Gray's poems are among Blake's major achievements as an illustrator. They were commissioned in 1797 by Blake's friend the sculptor John Flaxman as a gift for his wife Ann to whom Blake addressed the poem that ends the series. The commission may have been inspired by the Flaxmans' seeing Blake's water-color designs to Edward Young's Night Thoughts begun in 1795. The Gray illustrations follow the same basic format. Blake cut windows in large sheets of the same type of Whatman paper used for the Night Thoughts illustrations and mounted in these windows the texts of Gray's poems from a 1790 octavo edition published by John Murray leaving out some prefatory materials fly-titles the notes and the 7 engraved illustrations. Blake then drew and colored his designs surrounding the letterpress texts. On blank versos near the beginning of each poem and in one case on a separate piece of paper pasted over letterpress text Blake inscribed with pen and ink either titles for each design or quotations from the poem to indicate the passage illustrated. On most text pages Blake also drew a pencil cross left of the first line of the illustrated passage. He numbered most leaves consecutively in pen and ink beginning a new sequence for each of the 13 poems.Blake conceived of his work as an illustrated book rather than a series of unbound designs as indicated by his offsetting Gray's texts above and to the right left on versos from the middle of each leaf—then the convention for all letterpress books. Although listed by William Michael Rossetti in his catalogue of Blake's drawings and paintings published in the 1863 and 1880 editions of Alexander Gilchrist's Life of William Blake the Gray illustrations were virtually unknown until their rediscovery by Herbert Grierson in 1919.The Trianon Press reproductions are recognized as the finest examples of the art of facsimile reproduction; working from the originals in Paul Mellon’s collection each leaf is faithfully hand-colored through stencils to achieve an astonishing exactitude. The Times Literary Supplement stated that nothing like these books had ever been printed before and that it was highly unlikely that they could be printed again. Bentley Blake Books 385. Trianon Press hardcover books
108857London: Kegan Paul Trench and Co. 1888. 4to pp 81-12 with a William C. Ward frontispiece and other illustrations as called for. Includes "Three of the Illustrations to the Pastorals of Virgil by William Blake" at p 108 facsimilied by William Muir but uncredited by kind permission of H.H. Gilchrist. Very Good with dusty edges and discoloration to outer wrappers as usual and dusty edges to uncut pages throughout. § Bentley BB 249 h. Kegan Paul unknown books
1971101288Small 8vo. London: University Tutorial Press 1971. Small 8vo xx 66pp. Full cream cloth with lettering to front and backstrip. Very good. § Reprint first published in 1958. Bentley BBS p. 135 H. University Tutorial Press hardcover books
17911073126 copperplate engraving plates complete. London: Printed for J. Johnson 1791. 6 copperplate engraving plates complete 133 x 74 mm. or so trimmed retaining the top edge text but lacking the imprint below the footer title. Cleaned in very good condition. § First edition second state of plates 1 and 2; a very attractive set of these plates designed and engraved by Blake for Johnson. William Blake’s characteristic illustrations reminiscent in iconography to his designs for his own Songs of Innocence 1789. This collection of didactic tales for youth in part reinforcing the lessons of Wollstonecraft’s first book Thoughts on the Education of Daughters proved her most popular book going through five editions by 1800. Windle Bibliography of Mary Wollstonecraft A3b. Bentley Blake Books 514A. Easson and Essick vol. I no. III. Printed for J. Johnson unknown books
179111069912mo. London: printed for J. Johnson 1791. 12mo xii 177 3 advertisements pages with 6 plates by William Blake after his own designs and an extra plate bound in at the front not by Blake. Modern polished tree calf gilt backstrip red label in very good condition. Some plates have offset onto the facing page as usual. § First edition to contain William Blake’s characteristic illustrations reminiscent in iconography to his designs for his own Songs of Innocence 1789. This copy has all the plates in the second and much improved state and an extra plate at the front thought to be by Blake but not. This collection of didactic tales for youth in part reinforcing the lessons of Wollstonecraft’s first book Thoughts on the Education of Daughters proved her most popular book going through five editions by 1800. Windle Bibliography of Mary Wollstonecraft A3b. Bentley Blake Books 514A. Easson and Essick vol. I no. III. printed for J. Johnson unknown books
192592754to. Olney Bucks.: The Blake Society 1925. 4to 24 pages. Six plates additional illus. Original wrappers. Wrappers a bit soiled and worn. Very good. § One of 100 numbered copies. A scarce item from the eccentric Wright - not located in Bentley but probably there somewhere. The Blake Society unknown books
1797105075Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 9/10 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104588Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 87/88 with 2 full-page engravings by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104621Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 85/86 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104612Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 57/58 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaf is quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. The leaf is from from "Narcissa" the third night of Young's poem and the illustration shows a party of drinkers under a looming figure clutching a spear.Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’ and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104619Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 75/76 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104624Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 93/94 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104625Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 95/96 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaf is quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’ and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104585Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 15/16 with 2 full-page engravings by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104611Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 55/56 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104613Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 63/64 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1797104604Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 39/40 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’ and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
