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Nonesuch Press. William Blake (1757-1827), ed. Geoffrey Keynes. The Writings of William Blake.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1925.
Limited edition, three volumes in one, quarto; copy XXII of 75 copies on Oxford India paper from a total edition of 1,575; illustrated with a portrait frontispiece (tissue guard intact) and 59 plates depicting Blake's illustrations and illuminations; bound in full limp vellum, spine gilt-lettered, yapp edges (small, closed tear to page 169); contained in a heavily repaired slipcase; 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
The first complete Blake collection to include all known writing variants alongside his magnificent illustrations. Milton appears for the first time in its complete state and the text for Valla is taken directly from the original manuscript.
