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Visions of the Daughters of Albion
by Blake, William, Illustrated by William Blake
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1932. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover, buff colored cloth in original dust-jacket. With a commentary provided by John Middleton Murry. Reproduced in facsimile from an original copy of the work printed and illuminated by the author in 1793 now in the British Museum. Eleven color plates, with text, printed on rectos only. First edition thus, facsimile edition. Top of dust-jacket flap price clipped, albeit original printed Dent price sticker affixed to lower corner of flap. Spine of dust-jacket darkened and front cover of jacket shows several old ring stains. The third full color facsimile in the Dent series, reprinting Blake's works. A fine copy in good dust-jacket..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001062
- Title
- Visions of the Daughters of Albion
- Author
- Blake, William, Illustrated by William Blake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent and Sons Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- WILLIAM BLAKE, ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- William Blake;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
Glossary
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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