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Life of William Blake, with selections from his poems and other writings
by (Blake, William) Gilchrist, Alexander
- Used
- Condition
- Original gilt-stamped pictorial blue cloth, both volumes fine. The Henry Buxton Forman copy, with his bookplate
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1880. Second Edition. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's Own Works, with additional Letters and a Memoir of the Author. Plates, Portraits and Facsimiles. xxi, [2], [1]-431; ix, [4], [1]-383 pp. Printed by R. Clay. 2 vols. 8vo. Original gilt-stamped pictorial blue cloth, both volumes fine. The Henry Buxton Forman copy, with his bookplate. Second Edition. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's Own Works, with additional Letters and a Memoir of the Author. Plates, Portraits and Facsimiles. xxi, [2], [1]-431; ix, [4], [1]-383 pp. Printed by R. Clay. 2 vols. 8vo. THE H. BUXTON FORMAN COPY. The original prints - three from the woodblocks for Virgil's Pastoral (in this second edition printed on India paper and thus preferable to the prints in the first edition of Gilchrist, 1863) and 17 from electrotypes made from the original copperplates of the Songs of Innocence and of Experience. One of the highspots of Victorian decorated bindings. G.E.Bentley, Blake Book, 1680B; H. Buxton Forman 59
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 323501
- Title
- Life of William Blake, with selections from his poems and other writings
- Author
- (Blake, William) Gilchrist, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Plates, Portraits and Facsimiles. xxi, [2], [1]-431; ix, [4], [1]-383 pp. Printed by R. Clay. 2 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original gilt-stamped pictorial blue cloth, both volumes fine. The Henry Buxton Forman copy, with his bookplate
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blak
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Photography | American | American | Biography | Miniature
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- Illustrated Books; Literature; Sets & Fine Bindings; Art, Architecture & Design;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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