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Songs of innocence and of experience : shewing the two contrary states of the human soul.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1825 Blake
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry.
- English poetry--Pictorial works.
- Genre:
- Limitation statements (Printing)
- Physical Description:
- 54 leaves, [8] pages : facsimiles (color illustrations) ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Songs of experience.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Published by the Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1955.
- Notes:
- Publication information from colophon on [1] p. at end.
- Facsimile reproduced from a copy (ca. 1825) in the Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress. Cf. p. [4].
- "526 copies have been done on 'Arches' pure rag paper made to match the paper used by Blake, each page being watermarked with his monogram ... 240 copies numbered 241 to 480 are reserved for distribution in the U.S.A. ... "--P. [7].
- Imprint from p. [1].
- "The illuminated pages have been reproduced by Messrs. Beaufumé and Duval, master printers in Paris, by collotype and stencil process. The editorial matter was printed in Great Britain by Messrs. William Clowes and Sons Ltd., London and Beccles. The book was produced and published by the Trianon Press under the supervision of Mr. Arnold Fawcus."--P. [7].
- Includes facsimile of inscription by H.C. Robinson, the first owner of this copy (front flyleaf).
- "Bibliographical statement" (p. [3]-[5]) signed: Geoffrey Keynes.
- Athenaeum copy: No. 438/526.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in blue morocco with gilt edges, in slipcase covered with marbled Cockerell-type paper, as issued.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Robert S. Price in memory of Emilie K. Price.
- Cited in:
- Keynes, G. Blake, 38S (original ed.);
- Bentley, G.E. Blake books, 139Z (original ed.), 187 (facsimile).
- OCLC:
- 3386070
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