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19641058834to. London and Paris: The Trianon Press 1964. 4to 103 pp. With 32 plates. Original quarter morocco marbled boards matching slipcase fine with a few small scuffs to the backstrip. § Limited to 525 numbered copies signed by the author of which this is number 512. The plates taken from Songs Visions Marriage Europe Urizen Milton and Jerusalem give a good introduction to and overview of Blake’s range. They are printed in six- and 8-color offset on paper especially manufactured to match the tint of the paper used by Blake. Bentley Blake Books Supplement page 291 issue B. The Trianon Press hardcover books
19641106604to. New York and Paris: The Orion Press with The Trianon Press 1964. 4to 103 pp. With 32 color plates. Original cloth dust-jacket slightly browned with mylar cover. Very good. § Trade edition of 1964 Trianon Press facsimile. The Orion Press with The Trianon Press hardcover books
19641080264to. New York and Paris: The Orion Press with The Trianon Press 1964. 4to 103 pp. With 32 color plates. Original cloth dust-jacket slightly browned with mylar cover. Very good. § Trade edition of 1964 Trianon Press facsimile. The Orion Press with The Trianon Press hardcover books
19641008994to. New York and Paris: The Orion Press with The Trianon Press 1964. 4to 103 pp. With 32 color plates. Original cloth in lightly soiled and chipped dust-jacket. Warmly inscribed from “Kay & Roger†Easson to a close friend. § The Orion Press with The Trianon Press hardcover books
196476494to. New York and Paris: The Orion Press with the Trianon Press 1964. 4to 103 pp. With 32 color plates. Original light blue cloth gilt-stamped backstrip pictorial dust jacket. Frontispiece detaching slight wear to dust jacket top board very slightly warped internally bright. Warmly inscribed to Kay Easson by a close friend Mary. Very good. § A fine trade edition of the 1964 Trianon Press facsimile. The Orion Press with the Trianon Press hardcover books
19701073694to. London: Trianon Press 1970. 4to 10 facsimile leaves and 5 pp. of commentary. Original full green morocco slipcase. Fine as issued. § Edition de luxe this being copy III limited to 36 copies specially bound with extra suites of the plates of an edition in all of 662 copies. Bentley Blake Books 5. All Religions are One c. 1788 is “a small tractate perhaps Blake’s first experiment in his illuminated printing it exists in only one copy. It affirms that the Imagination ‘is the true man’. and thus early Blake had completed his revolutionary theory of the nature of man and proclaimed the unity of all true religions.†Damon Blake Dictionary. Trianon Press unknown books
19701079804to. London: Trianon Press 1970. 4to 10 facsimile leaves and 5 pp. of commentary. Original quarter green morocco backstrip browned marbled boards with slipcase. § 351 of 662 copies including 36 de luxe copies numbered I-XXXVI 600 regular copies numbered 1-600 and 26 copies lettered A-Z reserved for the trustees of the William Blake Trust and the Publishers. This is copy 351. Bentley Blake Books 5. All Religions are One c. 1788 is “a small tractate perhaps Blake’s first experiment in his illuminated printing it exists in only one copy. It affirms that the Imagination ‘is the true man’. and thus early Blake had completed his revolutionary theory of the nature of man and proclaimed the unity of all true religions.†Damon Blake Dictionary. Trianon Press hardcover books
1963110688Folio. London: Trianon Press 1963. Folio 18 color facsimile leaves 8 pages commentary. Full blue morocco contents a bit foxed slipcase. § Edition de luxe #19 of an edition limited to 20 copies with additional proof sheets progressive plates original stencil etc. “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. One of the rarest Trianon Press publications and the first de luxe edition we’ve seen in many years. Bentley Blake Books A9. Trianon Press unknown books
19641015944to. Paris: Trianon Press 1964. 4to 56 pp. with a frontispiece and 15 color plates. Original color-printed wrappers covered in mylar some browning to wrappers sale slip from Bridge Books slipped in. § The original 1964 catalogue. Bentley BB 688. Trianon Press unknown books
19641012314to. Paris: Trianon Press 1964. 4to 56 pp. with a frontispiece and 15 color plates. Original color-printed wrappers covered in mylar. Wrappers slightly browned and curled; very good. § The original 1964 catalogue. Bentley BB 688. Trianon Press unknown books
1978107359Oblong folio. London: Trianon Press 1978. Oblong folio unlettered quarter morocco cloth worn. § The Trianon Press mock-up for the published edition which was limited to 376 copies. The first accurate reproduction of Blake’s seven engravings for the Divine Comedy first published in 1838. This new edition has an introduction and commentary by Geoffrey Keynes; three facsimiles of early states and monochrome reproductions of Blake’s watercolor designs for the plates. Bentley Blake Books Supplement 208. Trianon Press hardcover books
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
19871106893 huge black slipcases. Paris: Trianon Press for the Blake Trust 1987. 3 huge black slipcases with contents in various formats see below. In perfect condition as issued. § Edition limited to 365 copies in three different formats and a super de luxe edition limited to 22 sets of which this is #D. The super 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. The work is housed in four cloth slipcases trimmed in morocco as follows:1. Text volume with the title page and colophon. 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.Bentley BBS pages 198-99. Trianon Press for the Blake Trust hardcover books
1957123810Folio. London: Trianon Press 1957. Folio with 9 color plates and 156 illustrations. Original quarter morocco a superb copy virtually mint preserved in a quarter blue morocco box lettered in gilt § Limited to 460 copies this is #219. A very scarce book in good let alone fine condition as the size of the book and the fact that it was not issued with a box or a slipcase eve means most copies are more or less worn. This was the first time that Blake’s Biblical illustrations had been brought together. The catalogue raisonné was compiled by Sir Geoffrey Keynes and comprises virtually every Biblical painting by Blake in existence. Bentley Blake Books 681. Trianon Press unknown books
19511091744to. London: Trianon Press 1951. 4to 6 ix text and 100 color plates. Original blue cloth folding box worn very good. § Limited to 516 copies. The first of the magnificent series of facsimiles by the Trianon Press of Blake’s illuminated books edited by Geoffrey Keynes. Bentley Blake Books 78. 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 hardcover books
19671239694to. London: Trianon Press 1967. 4to 50 color plates 13 pp. of printed text. Original quarter brown morocco slipcase a fine copy in virtually flawless condition. § Limited to 426 copies this is #368. The second-longest and penultimate of Blake’s illuminated books exceptionally rich with numerous full-page plates. Keynes notes in the introduction: "This epic as a whole contains many passages of exceptional beauty and provides numerous clues useful for the elucidation of Blake's symbolism and philosophy". Bentley Blake Books 120. Trianon Press unknown books
19721029344to. London: Trianon Press 1972. 4to xx 71 pp. With 16 color plates and 116 illustrations. Original blue cloth illustrated dust-jacket. § Introductory handbook to the facsimile of Blake’s watercolors for Gray’s poems. Bentley Blake Books 385. Trianon Press hardcover books
19731080364to. London: Trianon Press 1973. 4to 6 color facsimile leaves 5 pp. of commentary. Quarter black morocco with marble boards. Black mockup slipcase with edge wear and splitting that has been partially repaired with tape. Notes at front in pencil. Book is in fine condition. § Unnumbered maquette. Trianon Press hardcover books
197662884to. London: Trianon Press 1976. 4to 5 color plates and commentary and progressive states of the plates and an original copper plate etc. Full brown morocco slipcase. As new. § Copy # VII of XXXII de luxe copies in an edition limited to 512 copies in all. The companion volume to the Book of Ahania. One copy of The Book of Los is known. Bentley Blake Books supplement p. 62. Trianon Press unknown 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
107680London: Trianon Press: 1977. 4to 155 pp. 51 plates. Original quarter brown morocco slipcase. § Copy 5 of 500 in quarter morocco from the limited edition of 562 copies. The definitive work on all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Not in Bentley BB or supplement. Trianon Press 1977. 4to unknown books
107687London: Trianon Press: 1976. 4to 155 pp. 51 plates. Original quarter brown morocco a bit worn. § The Trianon Press mock-up for the published edition which was limited to 562 copies. The definitive work on all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake this example annotated by Arnold Fawcus and Ted Dring noting that Keynes wanted it it be called “The Portraiture†whereas in this mock-up it is titled “Portraits and Sketches of William and Catherine Blakeâ€. Numerous corrections to the text by hand. Trianon Press 1976. 4to unknown books
107381London: Trianon Press: 1977. 4to 155 pp. 51 plates. Original full brown morocco slipcase. A fine copy. § #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. The definitive work on all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Not in Bentley BB or supplement. Trianon Press 1977. 4to unknown books
107383London: Trianon Press: 1977. 4to 155 pp. 51 plates. Original full brown morocco slipcase. A fine copy. § Copy A of 26 copies for the Trustees and publishers signed by Keynes of a total edition of 562 copies.The definitive work on all known portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Not in Bentley BB or supplement. Trianon Press 1977. 4to unknown books
