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John Milton; Martin Butlin (Notes on the illustrations by). Milton's Hymn On the Morning of Christ's Nativity with illustrations by William Blake (Prospectus). The Whittington Press, Andoversford, Gloucestershire, 1981.

Price: US$15.27 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4pp folio prospectus for forthcoming publication of illustrated edition of Milton's Hymn. Printed black and red on laid paper with a sample page taken from the book together with a sample reproduced colour painting by Blake - The Old Dragon. This illustration was tipped onto p3 of the prospectus but is now sitting loosely inserted. The glue residue is visible on this page and shows through slightly onto the top of the illustration and onto the back page. Publisher's details covered over with booksellers Blackwell's Rare Books (then based at Fyfield, Abingdon).

Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United Kingdom

Milton, John.. ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY: MILTON'S HYMN, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM BLAKE. WITH A NOTE ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARTIN BUTLIN.. Whittington Press & Angscot Productions 1981, 1981.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Description: Fine hardback limited edition, copy 231 of 350 printed. The book measures 12½"x10" It is in a lightly worn slip case. It is bound in green cloth with a vellum spine and gilt page tops, the binding is bright and tight. Internally it is very clean and crisp. The plates are tipped in. The book is printed on Barcham Green handmade paper. Illustrated, 5 plates xii + 24

Seller: Gage Postal Books, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom

MILTON John.; BLAKE William. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity. Milton's Hymn, with illustrations by William Blake. , 1981.

Price: US$210.53 + shipping

Description: Illustrated with colour printed tipped in plates, number 15 of an edition limited to 350 copies, printed on Barcham Green hand made paper, 4to., quarter vellum over green cloth, pictorial panel to upper cover, t.e.g., others untrimmed, marbled end papers, slipcase, Gloucestershire, The Whittington Press. With a note on the illustrations by Martin Butlin. Tipped in is a large bi-fold with a tipped in colour plate announcing this edition. Slipcase sunned, but an excellent copy.

Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom

Milton, John. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity: Milton's Hymn. Whittington Press & Angscot Productions, 1981.

Price: US$682.26 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Hardback, full goatskin. xii, 24pp. 6 tipped in reproductions of watercolours by William Blake. Number Copy XI of XXV special copies printed on Barcham Green handmade paper, bound in full green Oasis goatskin by Hunter and Foulis, from a total edition of 350. With it a separate portfolio containing an extra set of the illustrations. All housed in a drop-back box. Just a little wear to the edges of the box. An excellent copy.

Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom

(Whittington Press) Milton (John).. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity: Milton's Hymn, with illustrations by William Blake and a note on the illustrations by Martin Butlin, Keeper of the British Collection, The Tate Gallery.. Royal 4to, pp.xii,25pp, plates The Whittington Press, Andoversford, & Angscot Productions, London, 1981., 1981.

Price: US$812.22 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Text set in 18 point Caslon and printed on a special making of Barcham Green paper. Number X of XXV (350) copies specially bound in full Nigerian goatskin, with a separate portfolio of colour plates, all in a solander box. Endpapers marbled at Whittington, gilt, & gold top. 7 tipped-in colour lithographic reproductions printed by Adrian Lack at the Senecio Press. A fine copy. The illustrations reproduce the set of Blake's watercolours in the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. The text of the poem follows that of the first edition of 1645. (Butcher A54)

Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom

MILTON, John. BLAKE, William (Illustrator). On the Morning of Christ's Nativity: Milton's Hymn, with illustrations by William Blake and a note on the illustrations by Martin Butlin, Keeper of the British Collection, The Tate Gallery.. The Whittington Press 1981, 1981.

Price: US$1293.05 + shipping

Description: Limited edition of 350 copies this one of XXV copies (unnumbered) specially bound in full Nigerian goatskin, with a separate portfolio of colour plates, all in a solander box. 4to., original full dark green Nigerian goatskin lettered in gilt on spine. A fine copy. William Blake drew and painted illustrations for John Milton's nativity ode On the Morning of Christ's Nativity between 1803 and 1815. "Milton illustrations were a kind of work which Blake could not resist." (Bentley)

Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom