William Blake's Water Colour Designs For The Poems Of Thomas Gray
by Blake, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine /J No Dust Jacket (as issued)
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
clairvaux, France: The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust. 1972. F Facsimile Edition Collectible. H Hardcover in Slipcase. Near Fine. Unbound in a quarter morocco portfolio with marbled boards, housed in a matching quater morroco slipcase with gilt titling, folio, unpag. Introduction and commentary by Geoffrey Keynes KT. Another spectacular facsimile production from the Trianon Press, under the direction of Arnold Fawcus, and reproducing the Water Colour Designs For The Poems Of Thomas Gray on arches rag paper mimicking Blake's originals. Mr. Paul Mellon has supplied the originals from which the book was made and this is #471 (one of 100 copies reserved for Mr. Mellon; #s 389-488). (A near fine copy with couple of light splash/drip stains to the spine of the outer clamshell slipcase).
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- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0818130
- Title
- William Blake's Water Colour Designs For The Poems Of Thomas Gray
- Author
- Blake, William
- Illustrator
- Color Facsimile Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- H Hardcover in Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- J No Dust Jacket (as issued)
- Edition
- F Facsimile Edition Collectible
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust
- Place of Publication
- clairvaux, France
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Spel2015 William Blake's Water Colour Designs For The Poems Of Thomas Gray
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
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About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
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Vashon, Washington
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- Unbound
- A book or pamphlet which does not have a covering binding, sometimes by original design, sometimes used to describe a book in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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