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Gilchrist, Alexander. Life and Works of William Blake. - With Selections from his Poems and Other Writings. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's own Works. Macmillan and Co, London, 1880.

Price: US$399.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Macmillan and Co., London, 1880. Two volumes. 431; 383 pp. with engravings by C. H. Keens and W.J. Linton, and electrotype reproductions. Hardcovers, original blue cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped designs. The second UK printing published in 1880 (The first Printing having been in 1863) This is the more sought after edition and a high point of Victorian publishers' bindings. Solid binding, expertly rebound with new endpapers, but using the full original illustrated cloth covers, Spine with new leather piece with gilded book title and original gilded decoration, minor loss to top of one wing on spine of vol II. Spines lightly faded, mild rubbing, shelfwear; Some minor tanning or foxing to plates from tissue protectors in vol II, uncut paper edges. "Life and works of William Blake"--cover title; CONTENTS: Vol. 1 Life of William Blake (xxi, 431 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates)-Vol. 2. Selections / edited by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (ix, 383 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates). CONTENTS: Vol. 1 Life of William Blake (xxi, 431 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates)-Vol. 2. Selections / edited by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (ix, 383 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves or brown and white plates).

Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.

Gilchrist, Alexander, 1828-1861 [author]; Blake, William, 1757-1827 [author and subject]; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 [editor of selections]. LIFE OF WILLIAM BLAKE, WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS POEMS AND OTHER WRITINGS : A NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION, ILLUSTRATED FROM BLAKE'S OWN WORKS, WITH ADDITIONAL LETTERS AND A MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR : IN TWO VOLUMES [2 VOLUMES}. Macmillan and Co, London, 1880.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo; 2 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print and illustration, rebound with original illustrated cloth affixed to new cloth boards, spines lightly toned with creases or chipping evident from original binding, mild bumps to fore corners, else mild rubbing, shelfwear; Text blocks have deckle edges, some tanning or foxing to plates from tissue protectors, uncut pages, occasional light foxing; "Life and works of William Blake"-- cover title; CONTENTS: Vol. 1 Life of William Blake (xxi, 431 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates) - Vol. 2. Selections / edited by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (ix, 383 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. 1354576. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Gilchrist, Alexander. Life and Works of William Blake with Selections from His Poems and other Writings (in two volumes). Macmillan and Co., 1880.

Price: US$825.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Two volume set with bookplates from the American book collector A. Edward Newton. Breathtaking covers of great beauty, with splendid, sparkling gilt-bedecked flower and star design on blue-green cloth. Volume I is amazingly fresh and Vol II is a little more worn, with chief flaw of a split spine on one edge (could be easily repaired). Copiously illustrated including Blake's own works. Frontispiece of Blake with tissue guard. Firm binding, though all hinges are cracked. Foxing to endpapers but pages themselves are clean, except for those with illustrations (different paper content). Poems are selected by Dante Gariel Rossetti. Very splendid set in generally very good condition. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA library.

Seller: Eve's Book Garden, Albany, CA, U.S.A.

Gilchrist, Alexander. Life of William Blake. With Selections from his Poems and Other Writings. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's own Works. With additional Letters and a Memoir of the Author. Macmillan and Co, London, 1880.

Price: US$995.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Two volumes in original blue cloth with elaborate pictorial cover illustration and titling in gilt, 4to, 431 & 383pp. Second and arguably the best edition of Gilchrist's biography of Blake. Preface to each edition by Anne Gilchrist. Of particular note are a Frontis engravings by C. H. Jeens, plus, many engravings by W.J. Linton, as well as a series of electrotype reproductions. A solid and servicable set with minor light shelfwear to boards, edges, tips and corners, browning to edges and endpapers from offset, (vol. 1: inner hinge of cracking, bookplates to endpapers).

Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.

Gilchrist, Alexander. Life of William Blake. With Selections from his Poems and Other Writings. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's own Works. With additional Letters and a Memoir of the Author.. Macmillan and Co., London, 1880.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Two volumes. 431; 383 pp. with engravings by C. H. Keens and W.J. Linton, and electrotype reproductions. Hardcovers, bound in decorative cloth. The edges worn, spine ends with some loss; text blocks with some offset from plates, else unmarked.

Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.

Gilchrist, Alexander. Life of William Blake. With Selections from his Poems and Other Writings. A New and Enlarged Edition illustrated from Blake’s own Works. With additional Letters and a Memoir of the Author.. Macmillan, London, 1880.

Price: US$1234.57 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2 Vols. : The second UK printings published by Macmillan, London in 1880 (The first Printing having been in 1863). 2 vols. with a portrait frontispiece on India paper in each volume and numerous illustrations. Original blue cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped designs. The Second and more sought after edition and a highpoint of Victorian publishers' bindings. The binder's ticket 'Bound by Burn & Co' to the rear. Gilchrist was Blake's first full-scale biographer. The work was unfinished when he died; his wife Anne helped to complete the Life, with help from Dante Gabriel Rossetti who wrote the final chapter from Gilchrist's notes, and his brother William Michael Rossetti -- also A.C. Swinburne whose own book on Blake was the result of his researches when reviewing Gilchrist's book. Also of interest are the prints (found in all copies) - three from electrotypes of Blake's Virgil woodcuts, and 17 from electrotypes of the Songs of Innocence and of Experience.( Bentley, Blake Books, 1680B). Both BOOKS are in Very Good++ condition. Volume I has moderate pushing at the spine ends with little splitting. Some cracking at the hinges with a little web exposure but the binding remains tight. Volume 2 has moderate pushing at the spine ends. Some very early splitting at the hinges but the binding remains tight. Both volumes have toning to the pages with some usually encountered light spotting and offsetting in places, more-so to those with illustrations (different paper content). The gilt designs to both copies remain very bright. Free from inscriptions. No bookplates Copiously illustrated including Blake's own works. Frontispiece of Blake with tissue guards to both volumes. Both books are protected in a removable Mylar archival covers. A handsome collectible set. More images on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom

Alexander Gilchrist. The Life of William Blake. Macmillan and Co, London, 1880.

Price: US$1267.06 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The preferred second edition of Alexander Gilchrist's richly illustrated biography of William Blake, in the publisher's wonderfully decorative original cloth. The two volume second edition of this work. First published in 1863, this second edition is expanded, and is generally regarded as more desirable than the first edition, in part due to the binding.Volume I illustrated with fifty-six vignette, full page and mounted illustrations, with volume II illustrated with forty-one full plates and vignettes, including a number of prints from electrotypes made from the original copperplates of 'Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience', and Blake's Virgil woodcuts. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half titles.Alexander Gilchrist was an English author, known chiefly as a biographer for William Etty and William Blake. The work is considered the standard reference work on Blake, with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his brother William Michael Rossetti both offering contributions. Gilchrist spent many years compiling the material and interviewing Blake's surviving friends, although the work was originally left incomplete following Gilchrist's sudden death from Scarlet Fever in 1861. The work was first published two years later, having been complete by his wife Anne Gilchrist. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with extensive gilt detailing. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Rear joint of volume I starting, with board a touch tender to the head, and the cloth at the joint fraying. Minor loss of cloth to centre of rear joint of volume II. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright, with only the odd light handling mark or spot throughout. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Alexander Gilchrist. Life and Works of William Blake. Macmillan and Co, London, 1880.

Price: US$2436.65 + shipping

Description: A beautifully bound copy of the preferable second edition of William Gilchrist's richly illustrated biography of William Blake. The two volume second edition of this work. First published in 1863, this second edition is expanded, and is generally regarded as more desirable than the first edition.Volume I illustrated with fifty-six vignette, full page and mounted illustrations, with volume II illustrated with forty-one full plates and vignettes, including a number of prints from electrotypes made from the original copperplates of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half titles.Alexander Gilchrist was an English author, known chiefly as a biographer for William Etty and William Blake. The work is considered the standard reference work on Blake, with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his brother William Michael Rossetti both offering contributions. Gilchrist spent many years compiling the material and interviewing Blake's surviving friends, although the work was originally left incomplete following Gilchrist's sudden death from Scarlet Fever in 1861. The work was first published two years later, having been complete by his wife Anne Gilchrist. In half morocco bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Light fading to back strips, as is expected with green morocco. A touch of rubbing to joint heads, otherwise externally lovely. Small bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot and handling mark. A small number of neat pencil inscriptions to volume I. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Gilchrist, Alexander. Life of William Blake [Edmund J. Sullivan's Copy, Prize Award]. Macmillan, London, 1880.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition thus. Two Volumes. Quartos. Superbly bound in publisher's dark green cloth with elaborate and bold gilt stamped designs on front covers and spine. Edmund J. Sullivan's Copy, famed British book illustrator, bookbinder, and leader in the book arts world in the mid to late 19th Century. The book was presented to Sullivan by the Deparment of Science and Art of the Committe of Council on Education and specifically from the Hastings School of Art as a prize(s) with the award affixed to the front pastedown. The following further appears in print with those in pen marked by quotations: "Hastings School of Art" Prize"s" Awarded to "Edmund J. Sullivan" who obtined a Class Excellent in the 3rd Grade Examination in Art, suject "Drawing from the Antique," "Drawing in Stage 5, and in the Works Examinatiion," 1888. Another Award stamp appears in volume two, different stamp but sm awards. Sullivan was 19 years old when he received this award, just before taking his first professional job with the Daily Graphic. Both volumes very good with slight rubbing and occasional wear. A very nice set and indeed a compelling association.

Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.