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The Book of Thel [bound with:] The Marriage of Heaven and Hell [and:] Visions of the Daughters of Albion [and:] There Is No Natural Religion [and:] All Religions Are One. Hand-colored facsimiles by William Muir
by Blake, William
- Used
- Condition
- Contemporary full white vellum gilt, spine and upper cover titled in gilt, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Fine copy. Cloth slipcase
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About This Item
Edmonton: John Pearson for Bernard Quaritch, 1884. Each title one of 50 copies. With 8, 26, 11, and 21 plates in the four works (66 total). 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary full white vellum gilt, spine and upper cover titled in gilt, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Fine copy. Cloth slipcase. Each title one of 50 copies. With 8, 26, 11, and 21 plates in the four works (66 total). 1 vols. 4to. Four Muir Facsimiles, in Special Binding. The Muir facsimiles were produced in editions of 50 copies; a few copies would have been bound up by Quaritch, the distributor, in white vellum, as here. The wrappers are not preserved but the books are complete. Bentley 249 b,c,e, & g
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 303028
- Title
- The Book of Thel [bound with:] The Marriage of Heaven and Hell [and:] Visions of the Daughters of Albion [and:] There Is No Natural Religion [and:] All Religions Are One. Hand-colored facsimiles by William Muir
- Author
- Blake, William
- Format/Binding
- With 8, 26, 11, and 21 plates in the four works (66 total). 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary full white vellum gilt, spine and upper cover titled in gilt, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Fine copy. Cloth slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Each title one of 50 copies
- Publisher
- John Pearson for Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Color Printing | American | William Blake
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
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Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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