Accession number
PML 196773
Creator
Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Published
[London] : [J. Pearson], [1877]
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2017.
Notes
A photo-lithographed facsimile of Bentley copy D (printed monochrome black, ca. 1820) of Blake's illuminated book, Jerusalem.
Published in an edition of 250 copies (according to listing by Quaritch in Nov. 1886), and apparently hand-numbered on the blue paper wrappers.
Library's copy lacks original wrappers and is, thus, unnumbered.
Published in an edition of 250 copies (according to listing by Quaritch in Nov. 1886), and apparently hand-numbered on the blue paper wrappers.
Library's copy lacks original wrappers and is, thus, unnumbered.
Description
100 leaves (including frontispiece, illustrations, plates) ; 35 cm
Provenance
Inscribed on front fly-leaf: C.A. Ryskamp / from D. Oenslager / 25.iv.75; inscribed label mounted on verso indicates the Rev. John Moss (his sale, Puttick & Simpson, 29 June 1887), subsequently sold in France.
Binding
Modern 1/4 brown morocco and brown cloth-covered sides, dark brown leather spine label lettered in gold.
Classification
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Department