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WILLIAM BLAKE; Robin Hamlyn and Michael Phillips / Introductory Essays by Peter Ackroyd and Marilyn Butler
by [Blake, William] Hamlyn, Robin; Phillips, Michael; Ackroyd, Peter; Butler, Marilyn [editing & contributions]
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0810957108
- ISBN 13
- 9780810957107
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. William Blake Glossy B&W plates / June 2019. Quarto (12" x 9 1/2" x 1 1/4"), gray cloth with gold lettering on spine,profusely illustrated with 250 images of William Blake's art (240 in full color) with small frontispiece portait of WB in color by Thomas Phillips, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with Blake's "Angel of Revelation" & jacket back with his "Dante & VIrgil," maroon endpapers, 304 pages. Weight: 4 lbs. 1 oz. A very well illustrated reference with commentary on Blake's works. Catalogue for an important Blake exhibition at the Tate and then The Met. William Blake (1757 - 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. Condition: As New: Tight, very clean copies in a brilliant dust jacket (unclipped). Bright plates without foxing. No remainder marks. (Bentley, Blake Books).
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6030
- Title
- WILLIAM BLAKE; Robin Hamlyn and Michael Phillips / Introductory Essays by Peter Ackroyd and Marilyn Butler
- Author
- [Blake, William] Hamlyn, Robin; Phillips, Michael; Ackroyd, Peter; Butler, Marilyn [editing & contributions]
- Illustrator
- William Blake Glossy B&W plates / June 2019
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810957108
- ISBN 13
- 9780810957107
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Blake, Jerusalem, printing, private press, occult, Christianity, England, London, engraving, art
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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