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BLAKE, William.. Visions of the daughters of Albion. Trianon Press, Paris, 1959.

Price: US$222.74 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Edition en facsimile en couleurs du tirage original des compositions de William Blake, suivi du commentaire de Geoffrey Keynes. Tirage à 446 exemlaires, celui-ci non numéroté.

Seller: Librairie-Galerie Emmanuel Hutin, Paris, France

Blake, William. Visions of the Daughters of Albion.. The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, clairvaux, France, 1959.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Quarter orange leather over marbled boards; gilt title to spine, housed in publisher's matching marbled paper slipcase, folio, unpag. Another spectacular facsimile production from the Trianon Press, under the direction of Arnold Fawcus - and reproducing Blake's Illustrations on Arches rag paper mimicking Blake's originals. One of a limited edition 446 copies total - (This copy is not numbered on colophon). Size: Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall

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

BLAKE, William.. Visions of the Daughters of Albion.. Trianon Press Facsimiles for the William Blake Trust. Paris, 1959.

Price: US$519.82 + shipping

Description: First Edition Thus. Special Publisher's copy, signed with "Special publishers copy" in his own hand, by Arnold Fawcus, owner of the Trianon Press. Tall slim 4to. Salmon quarter morocco, gilt with gilt top-edge and hand-marbled paper covered boards in marbled paper-covered slipcase. Facsimile copy of the 1793 original edition, unpaginated on arches pure rag paper to match that used by Blake and watermarked with his monogram. Bibliographical statement to rear by Geoffrey Keynes. A couple of slight marks to leather at head of spine and to upper board o/w a very handsome copy in sl. worn slipcase. Near fine.

Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

BLAKE, William.. Visions of the Daughters of Albion.. The Trianon Press., Paris / Clairvaux., 1959.

Price: US$584.80 + shipping

Description: Folio. (368 x 266 mm). [16 unnumbered leaves]. Frontispiece, pictorial title and 9 plates of text and illustration, all facsimiles after Blake, leaf with details of the publication, two leaves with 'Bibliographical Statement' by Geoffrey Keynes, final leaf with colophon and justification. Original publisher's pumpkin morocco-backed marbled paper boards, matching marbled paper-covered board slipcase. The Trianon facsimile of William Blake's 'Visions of the Daughters of Albion' from the collection of Lord Cunliffe. From the edition limited to 446 numbered copies on Arches, with this one of 200 issued for distribution in the United States. 'Visions of the Daughters of Albion', one of Blake's prophetic, visionary books was produced first - as per the title - in 1793 and is known in 16 extant examples. The present facsimile was produced from copy 'C', described by Bentley as having colour that 'is particularly clear and lovely', and was very likely produced between 1793 and 1795; copies were issued throughout Blake's life with the latest dating to 1821 - 1825. The facsimiles of the illuminated leaves have been reproduced by collotype and pochoir (a hand-stencilled process) and printed on Arches pure rag paper to match the paper used by Blake, each page being watermarked with his monogram. [see Bentley Blake Books 213 (Blake's original) & 216 (this edition)].

Seller: Sims Reed Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom