May 21, 2020 - Sale 2537

Sale 2537 - Lot 292

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
WILLIAM BLAKE
The Complaint, and The Consolation; or, Night Thoughts.

Bound volume with 43 engravings and letterpress text, 1797. 401x300 mm; 15 7/8x12 inches (sheets). Printed by Robert Noble, London. Published by Richard Edwards, London. Full vellum binding with gilt-stamped spine.

Based on Blake's (1757-1827) original watercolor illustrations for Richard Young's poem Night Thoughts. Very good impressions. Bindman 337-379.