Life of William Blake, "Pictor Ignotus." Vols. I & II
GILCHRIST, Alexander
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
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AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
About this Item
2 vols.: xiv, [2], 389; 268 p. + plates. 23 cm. Vol. I has engraved frontipsiece portrait of Blake after John Linnell, 11 other full-page plates and 59 in-text illustrations and decorations. Vol. II has fold-out frontispiece, 21 photolithographs of the Book of Job illustrations, 16 plates printed from the electrotypes of the copper plates of the Songs of Innocence and Experience, 7 other illustrations or decorations. Half leather with marbled paper boards. Respined with original spines laid on. Corners and bottom edges worn. Some rubbing to boards. Hinges repaired internally. Small label on front pastedown and ink notation on front free endpaper. Repair to edge of p. 1 in vol. I. Foxing mainly to first and last pages. Title continues: "With Selections From His Poems and Other Writings. Vols I & II. Illustrated from Blake's Own Works, in Facsimile by W. J. Linton, and in Photolithography; With a Few of Blake's Original Plates." Volume I contains the first major biography of Blake while volume II includes examples of Blake's writing and engravings. Substantial contributions to the text by Dante Gabriel and Michael William Rossetti after Gilchrist died in 1861. Facsimiles by William James Linton, wood-engraver, artist, and writer. A cornerstone of any Blake collection. Seller Inventory # 122244
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Title: Life of William Blake, "Pictor Ignotus." ...
Publisher: Macmillan and Co, London and Cambridge
Publication Date: 1863
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
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