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Oxford: Oxford University Press. Fine copy. 1970. Later prt.. softcover. 8vo, 155, Facsimile reproduction in the original size with an introduction and commentary by Geoffrey Keynes. .
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul by Blake, William - 1839
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London: W. Pickering ... and W. Newbery, 1839. First letterpress edition, issue without "The Little Vagabond. xxi, [iii], 74 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full green morocco gilt. Fine copy. Circular gilt vellum label of William Twopeny. First letterpress edition, issue without "The Little Vagabond". xxi, [iii], 74 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first letterpress edition of Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience, preceded only by the small number of copies of the illuminated first edition engraved and colored by Blake. With a laudatory Preface by the Swedenborgian James John Garth Wilkinson (1812-99), who edited and arranged the present volume for publication. Wilkinson worked from Charles Augustus Tulk's copy of the illuminated first edition (c.1795-1807); Tulk had previously lent his copy to Coleridge. The work appears in two issues, with or without a poem entitled "The Little Vagabound", at page 71, which was supposedly canceled by the editor out of prudishness. No priority has been established
Both issues appear with about equal frequency, which is to say, not often. Keynes 135; Bentley & Nurmi 161B; Bentley, Blake Books, 171
Both issues appear with about equal frequency, which is to say, not often. Keynes 135; Bentley & Nurmi 161B; Bentley, Blake Books, 171
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- Format/Binding Xxi, [iii], 74 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition Used - Full green morocco gilt. Fine copy. Circular gilt vellum label of William Twopeny
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- Edition First letterpress edition, issue without "The Little Vagabond
- Publisher W. Pickering ... and W. Newbery
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1839
- Keywords British | British | Romanticism
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Small 4to. Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1923. Small 4to, (7) pages of text, 54 illuminated leaves guarded with tissues. Modern half red morocco, marbled boards, a fine copy. § Limited to 51 copies, this is copy #13 colored by Samuel Hurd from the original in the British Museum. This facsimile was executed over a period of 8 1/2 years using the same methods by which Blake printed the original. The British Museum copy differs substantially from all other copies especially in the coloring; thus comparison of this example with the Trianon Press facsimile gives quite an insight into Blake’s changing sentiments towards this his most famous work. Plate 42, The Tyger, is a good example of how differently he treated one of his best known images over a period of time. Bentley, Blake Books, 178.
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Small 4to. Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1923. Small 4to, (7) pages of text, 54 illuminated leaves guarded with tissues. Original russet calf, raised bands, backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top. First few (text) leaves foxed as usual, color plates in perfect condition. § Limited to 51 copies, this is copy #14 colored by Samuel Hurd from the original in the British Museum. This facsimile was executed over a period of 8 1/2 years using the same methods by which Blake printed the original. The British Museum copy differs substantially from all other copies especially in the coloring; thus comparison of this example with the Trianon Press facsimile gives quite an insight into Blake’s changing sentiments towards this his most famous work. Plate 42, The Tyger, is a good example of how differently he treated one of his best known images over a period of time. Bentley, Blake Books, 178.
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