The Book of Thel, Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience.: [Together with:] Poetical Sketches.
by VALE PRESS: BLAKE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, sold by Hacon and Ricketts,, 1897 & 1899. A particularly nice pair The Vale Press editions of William Blake's works, each one of 210 copies printed on paper. This is a beautiful set of these attractive publications. Two volumes, octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards, paper title labels to spines and front covers, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Engraved title pages, historiated initials, and decorations to the text, all by Ricketts. Spines toned, hint of rubbing to board edges, browning to endpapers, offsetting to gutter of Book of Thel title page, else contents notably clean, a lovely pair in very good condition indeed. Ransom, Vale Press 9 & 22.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156707
- Title
- The Book of Thel, Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience.
- Author
- VALE PRESS: BLAKE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, sold by Hacon and Ricketts,
- Date Published
- 1897 & 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...