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London: Printed at the Trianon Press for the Trustees of the William Blake Trust, 1974. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Blake, William. One of the 32 copies bound in full morocco, with extra proofs and stencil, folio size, unpaginated. Poet, printer, artist and prophet William Blake (1757-1827) is arguably the most original and highly-regarded English authors of all time. Although thought mad by his contemporaries, he was also held in high regard for his expressiveness and for the synthesis of philosophical and mystical senses within his work. Blake's "Jerusalem" has been spectacularly reproduced through the pochoir technique by Arnold Fawcus and his Trianon Press, which has an undeniable claim to being the finest press of its kind in the last century and has long been known for their unrivaled artworks in fine colour printing. "Jerusalem" is Blake's longest prophetic book, with 100 plates that were completed in 1820, 33 of which are reproduced in this volume. Its large host of characters… Read More

London: Published by The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1951. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Blake, William. One of 266 copies, folio size, 18 pp., 100 plates. Poet, printer, artist and prophet William Blake (1757-1827) is arguably the most original and highly-regarded English authors of all time. Although thought mad by his contemporaries, he was also held in high regard for his expressiveness and for the synthesis of philosophical and mystical senses within his work. Blake's "Jerusalem" has been spectacularly reproduced by Trianon Press twice; many of us have seen the 1974 edition, bound in quarter leather over marbled boards, with 33 plates. This earlier (1951) publication has all 100 plates in the original unique copy, "now in the possession of Lt. Col. William Stirling of Keir", and was the first of the renowned facsimiles published by the Trianon Press. "Blakes's etched copperplates, giving the text of his poem and the basis of the designs, were printed by him in a rich… Read More

London: Printed at the Trianon Press for the Trustees of the William Blake Trust, 1974. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Blake, William. One of the 500 copies bound in quarter morocco, folio size, unpaginated [33 plates and 9 pp. of commentary]. Poet, printer, artist and prophet William Blake (1757-1827) is arguably the most original and highly-regarded English authors of all time. Although thought mad by his contemporaries, he was also held in high regard for his expressiveness and for the synthesis of philosophical and mystical senses within his work. Blake's "Jerusalem" has been spectacularly reproduced through the pochoir technique by Arnold Fawcus and his Trianon Press, which has an undeniable claim to being the finest press of its kind in the last century and has long been known for their unrivaled artworks in fine colour printing. "Jerusalem" is Blake's longest prophetic book, with 100 plates that were completed in 1820, 33 of which are reproduced in this volume. Its large host of… Read More

New York: Beechurst Press, 1955. Limited . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blake, William. 2vol.set: 116+100pp.& 264+illus.; HBs red w/gilt (raised bands&ribbon bkmks.); some rub w/lt.wear on edges&cornres; red-tape hinges; clean,tight pgs. 2 vols. of 3 vol.set: Uncolored facsimile & Commentary. (missing colored facsimile). limited to 2500 copies.

Florence: Giunti, 1994. hardcover. fine/near fine. William Blake. Two volumes. Text in Italian. Illustrated with color reproductions. 4to, blue cloth, d.w., slipcase. (Florence): Giunti, (1994). Fine copies in near fine dust wrappers; slipcase is very good, lightly scuffed and rubbed at edges.<br/> <br/>

London: Trianon Press, 1954. Book. Illus. by William Blake. Near VG Plus. Original Cloth. First Edition. Book has light soiling. DJ has chips, soiling, tape repairs..

New York: Pantheon Books, 1983. 1st American Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. William Blake (Cover Painting). 394 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine. Fore and bottom edges of back cover retaped.