FORE-EDGE PAINTING. The Poetical Works of William Blake. A New and Verbatim Text from the Manuscript Engraved and Letterpress Originals. With Variorum Readings and Bibliographical Notes and Prefaces By John Sampson
by BLAKE, WILLIAM. John Sampson
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1905. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good Plus.. Octavo. Full navy-blue French Levant with wide gilt decorated border to both upper and lower boards, 5 raised bands with gilt decorated compartments, gilt title direct to spine, large turn-ins with 5 gilt rules, marbled endpapers. All edges gilt, with gilt to fore-edge looking a bit tarnished because of the FORE-EDGE PAINTING hidden beneath of a portrait of Blake in a box to the left, and a reproduction of Blake's 'Newton' in a box to the right of the portrait, both the portrait and reproduction utilize a black background which probably adds to the tarnished effect of the fore-edge gilt. Pp. xxxvi, 384, folding frontispiece facsimile, plus double-page facsimile within text. Signature of Liliore Green dated June 13, 1928 at head of front blank with the name Dolly at tail of front blank. Dolly and Liliore were the two oldest daughters of American oilman and real estate developer, Burton Edmond Green who was critical in the development of Beverly Hills, California. The Liliore Green Rains Houses, one of the largest housing complexes on the campus of Stanford University, is named for Liliore. Spine a tad dulled, else a very good, clean, crisp copy with a beautiful fore-edge painting. Handsome on the shelf.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38924
- Title
- FORE-EDGE PAINTING. The Poetical Works of William Blake. A New and Verbatim Text from the Manuscript Engraved and Letterpress Originals. With Variorum Readings and Bibliographical Notes and Prefaces By John Sampson
- Author
- BLAKE, WILLIAM. John Sampson
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Fore-edge Paintings
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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