The grave : a poem / by Robert Blair ; illustrated by twelve etchings executed by L. Schiavonetti from the original inventions of William Blake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blair, Robert, 1699-1746.

Contributor:

Blake, William, 1757-1827.

Cromek, R. H. (Robert Hartley), 1770-1812.

Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765-1810.

Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825

Library of Theodore Dreiser (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blake, William, 1757-1827.

Blake, William.

Blair, Robert, 1699-1746. Grave--Illustrations.

Blair, Robert.

Physical Description:

xx, 44 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 18 cm

Edition:

A new edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : D. Appleton & Company, 1903.

Notes:

Added t.p., illustrated, reads: The grave, a poem. Illustrated by twelve etchings executed by Louis Schiavonetti from the original inventions of William Blake 1808.

"This issue is founded on the edition published by R.H. Cromek in the year 1808"--T.p. verso.

"Printed by Morrison & Gibb Limited, Edinburgh"--p. 44.

Includes portrait of Blake by T. Phillips, engraved by Schiavonetti.

The plates are not arranged in the order of the list given at the end; and the added t.p. forms one of the twelve.

Includes dedication "To the Queen", a poem signed by William Blake (p. v); "List of subscribers" (p. vii-xvi); "Advertisement", signed by R.H. Cromek (p. [xvii]-xviii); remarks on the designs, signed by Henry Fuseli (p. xviii-xx); "Of the designs" p. [33]-37); and "Prospectus" for "The Procession of Chauscer's pilgrims to Canterbury ... a print from the ... picture ... by Thomas Stothard ... [engraved] by Louis Schiavonetti ... " (p. 38-44).

Cited in:

Keynes, G. Blake, 81 (original ed.), 226 (1903, variant ed.);

Bentley, G.E. Blake books, x435A & B (original ed.), 435H (1903, variant ed.).

OCLC:

1580381