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18161068098vo. London: Henry Colburn 1816. 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. § 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 Blakeâ€. Some claim Watkins authored A-K and Shoberl the rest. Henry Colburn hardcover books
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
1816023285London: Printed for Henry Colburn 1816. Good condition. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Bound in contemporary marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Cover rubbed. Internally Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked but for light scattered foxing. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. 1816. First Edition. This is one of the earliest books with biographical references to William Blake. According to G. E. Bentley in BLAKE BOOKS there are discussions of William Blake e.g. "an eccentric and very ingenious artist" under William Hayley W. Blake and William Blake the bibliography from the last of which is reprinted in Watt no. 533. Although the BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY was published anonymously Bentley reports that Watkins compiled A-K and from there on by Shoberl citing B. Corney "a persuasive witness" in NOTES & QUERIES XI 1855 34. Full title: "A Biographical Dictionary of the Living Authors of Great Britain and Ireland Comprising Literary Memoirs and Anecdotes of Their Lives and a Chronological Register of Their Publications With the Number of Editions Printed Including Notices of Some Foreign Writers Whose Works Have Been Occasionally Published in England Illustrated by a Variety of Communications from Persons of the First Eminence in the World of Letters." BLAKE BOOKS 2929. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. viii 449pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Printed for Henry Colburn Hardcover
1856ZB690638Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait & Co. 1856. including more than two thousand articles of American Biography. Thirteenth Edition. Revised and Enlarged thick quarto viii 1366 pp original tan leather very rubbed but sound and interior clean. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait & Co., hardcover
1825122290London: William Blake for John Linnell 1825. Fine. London William Blake for John Linnell 'Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825' in fact 1826. An original engraving printed surface 195 × 148 mm plus the credits paper size 377 × 271 mm matted with archival board and behind glass in a simple but apposite polished wooden frame visible image size 237 × 187 mm external dimensions 540 × 448 mm. Paper lightly cockled with a tiny closed tear to the bottom margin of the sheet well clear of the printed surface; essentially in fine condition. 'William Blake's "Illustrations of the Book of Job" primarily refers to a series of twenty-two engraved prints published 1826 by Blake illustrating the biblical Book of Job. It also refers to two earlier sets of watercolours by Blake on the same subject 1806 and 1821. The engraved "Illustrations" are considered to be Blake's greatest masterpieces in the medium of engraving and were also a rare commercial and critical success for Blake' Wikipedia. Plate 13 quotes Job 38:1-2 and 28 'Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind / Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge . Hath the Rain a Father & Who hath begotten the Drops of the Dew' and Psalms 104:3 'Who maketh the Clouds his Chariot & walketh on the Wings of the Wind'. The Blake authority G.E. Bentley Jr 'Blake Books. Annotated Catalogues of William Blake's Writings in Illuminated Printing .' Clarendon Press 1977 records that 'According to Linnell's "Job" accounts 150 "Proof" sets on India paper watermarked J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1825 and 65 on French paper watermarked J WHATMAN 1825 were printed by Lahee in March 1826. Then the word "Proof" was removed from the plates though it is still faintly visible on the copperplates and in some pulls and 100 sets were printed on drawing paper'. The example we have for sale is one of the latter group printed after the word 'Proof' was removed from the original copperplate. William Blake [for John Linnell] unknown
