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Ballads / by William Hayley, Esq. ; founded on anecdotes relating to animals, with prints ; designed and engraved by William Blake.

Accession number
PML 142228
Creator
Hayley, William, 1745-1820.
Published
Chichester : Printed by J. Seagrave; for Richard Phillips, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London, 1805.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Includes index.
Last page blank.
Five leaves of plates, designed and engraved by Blake.
Plates signed: "Blake inv. & sc."; with imprint: Pubd. June 18, 1805, by R. Phillips, No. 6 Bridge Street Black Friers."
Plates: "The dog" (second state) facing p. [1], "The eagle" (second state) facing p. [22], "The lion" (second state) facing p. [100], "The hermit's dog" facing p. 123, "The horse" facing p. 204.
Description
[4], 212, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 17 cm.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Rev. John Young; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Contemporary half vellum.
Classification
Department