The Book of Thel. Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience
Blake, William. Ricketts, Charles
London. The Ballantyne Press [for] Messrs. Hacon & Ricketts at the Sign of the DIal ... &c. 1897
Charles Ricketts inspired by William Blake, uncut in the original publisher's boards.
From the edition limited to 210 unnumbered copies.
'With decorations designed and cut on the wood by Charles Ricketts, under whose supervision the book has been printed at the Ballantyne Press.' (From the justification).
Pasted to the verso of the leaf with the justification is a clipped printed version of Blake's 'The Land of Dreams'; the text makes it clear that this is a printing of the version in the 'Pickering Manuscript' (c.1801 - 1803) rather than the version with changes printed in Gilchrist's 'Life of Blake'.
Some toning to the printed labels to the front cover and spine and staining to the spine aside this is a very good, clean copy of a scarce book.
[Watry B9].
From the edition limited to 210 unnumbered copies.
'With decorations designed and cut on the wood by Charles Ricketts, under whose supervision the book has been printed at the Ballantyne Press.' (From the justification).
Pasted to the verso of the leaf with the justification is a clipped printed version of Blake's 'The Land of Dreams'; the text makes it clear that this is a printing of the version in the 'Pickering Manuscript' (c.1801 - 1803) rather than the version with changes printed in Gilchrist's 'Life of Blake'.
Some toning to the printed labels to the front cover and spine and staining to the spine aside this is a very good, clean copy of a scarce book.
[Watry B9].
[44 leaves; pp. lxxxi]. 12mo. (202 x 136 mm). Leaf with printed title, vignette and elaborate decorative fram verso, following leaf with matching decorative frame and opening verses of Blake's 'The Book of Thel', section title 'Songs of Innocence' to verso of leaf (with concluding lines of 'The Book of Thel'), facing page with opening lines of verse and elaborate inhabited initial, section title 'Songs of Experience' to verso of leaf (with concluding lines of 'Songs of Innocence'), facing page with opening lines of verse and elaborate inhabited initial, final leaf with justification and colophon. Original publisher's blue paper-covered paste boards, paper label with printed titles and decoration in black to front cover at upper right, paper label to spine with printed titles and decoration in black.
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