Feb 23, 2012 - Sale 2269

Sale 2269 - Lot 215

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(NONESUCH PRESS.) Blake, William. Group of 4 titles in 6. Illustrated by Blake. 4to, original bindings as described. Each a limited edition. London, vd

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The Writings of William Blake, Edited in Three Volumes. Illustrated throughout with 58 full-page plates after Blake's own renderings, frontispiece and additional illustrations. 4to, original 1/4 vellum over marbled boards, some dust-soiling to top edges, occasional smudging to boards and spines. Number 1245 of 1500 sets. 1925 Wilson. The Life of William Blake. Bound uniformly with previous set, corners rubbed with some exposure. 1927. Number 517 of 1480 copies. 1927 Pencil Drawings. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. 4to, publisher's 1/2 linen-backed boards, lower spine frayed with slight loss, endpapers offset. Number 388 of 1550 copies. 1927 Blake's Pencil Drawings: Second Series. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. 4to, burnt-orange cloth, pencilled collation notes to preliminary leaves; decorated dust jacket with printed paper label to spine, edges and corners worn with slight loss. Number 418 of 1440 copies. 1956. An impressive sampling of Blake's life, art and writing, all published by Nonesuch over some 30 years.