An Inquiry into the Requisite Cultivation and Present State of the Arts of Design in England

Publication date: 1806

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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA

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London: Richard Phillips, 1806. 8vo, xxiv, 270, ii (publisher's booklist)pp., with Blake's engraved frontispiece of Sir Joshua Reynolds design "The Graphic Muse." Original blue-grey boards, spine slightly darkened and worn at edges. § First edition, a very scarce book, especially in boards. With the bookplates of Gilbert Redgrave and George Goyder; there are also signatures of Sir Edward Hoare, an early owner, on the title page and other pages. Bentley, Blake Books 474. Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book Illustrations, XLVIII. The artist and playwright, Prince Hoare, had been appointed honorary Secretary for Foreign Correspondence at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1799. In this call-to-arms he argues for the importance of the Arts to a nation's prestige and morals, the role of the Royal Academy, the peculiar genius of English artists, and the need for public patronage.

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Title
An Inquiry into the Requisite Cultivation and Present State of the Arts of Design in England
Author
Blake, William. Hoare, Prince
Publication year
1806
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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Arts & Design, Blake

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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century. We specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle and children's books. Our open shop is located in downtown San Francisco, where we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 40 years.

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