Accession number
PML 95237
Creator
Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Published
[Edmonton : William Muir, 1885]
Credit line
Bequest of Tessie Jones, 1976.
Notes
"[Innocence] was produced by Wm. Muir, Emily J. Druitt, J.D. Watts, Joseph B. Muir, Hannah T. Muir ... and is published by John Pearson ... 1884"--Plate 34.
"Programme" (publishers' advertisement) printed in black on inside back wrapper.
After March of 1885 Muir used Quaritch as his exclusive agent (see Bentley, p. 488).
Collective title bound in at end.
Experience signed by Muir, dated August 1885.
Facsimile published by Muir with Quaritch (London) operating as the Blake Press (see Bentley, Keynes).
Imprint taken from Muir's preface to Experience.
In a limited edition of probably fifty copies (see Keynes).
Innocence reproduced from Muir's drawings of copy V (Morgan Library PML 62442), Experience from copy U (Princeton University).
Separate t.p. and original wrapper for both parts, with "Notice" (Innocence, plate 29) explaining why plates 30-33 are printed in both Innocence and Experience.
Text and outlines lithographed in orangish brown; watercolors added by hand.
This is copy number 29 of Innocence and 14 of Experience (on wrappers).
"Programme" (publishers' advertisement) printed in black on inside back wrapper.
After March of 1885 Muir used Quaritch as his exclusive agent (see Bentley, p. 488).
Collective title bound in at end.
Experience signed by Muir, dated August 1885.
Facsimile published by Muir with Quaritch (London) operating as the Blake Press (see Bentley, Keynes).
Imprint taken from Muir's preface to Experience.
In a limited edition of probably fifty copies (see Keynes).
Innocence reproduced from Muir's drawings of copy V (Morgan Library PML 62442), Experience from copy U (Princeton University).
Separate t.p. and original wrapper for both parts, with "Notice" (Innocence, plate 29) explaining why plates 30-33 are printed in both Innocence and Experience.
Text and outlines lithographed in orangish brown; watercolors added by hand.
This is copy number 29 of Innocence and 14 of Experience (on wrappers).
Description
2 v. in 1 [34; 30] leaves : ill. (lithographs, watercolor) ; 28 cm
Provenance
Formerly owned by Tessie Jones.
Binding
Contemporary black morocco, gold-tooled spine, dentelles, by Stikeman & Co. (original wrappers bound in).
Classification
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Department