369. Blake, William
Colour Versions of William Blakes Book of Job Designs from the Circle of John Linnell

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The William Blake Trust, 1987
Folio. 8 volumes in 2 clamshell cases.

Limited Edition, 1 of 387, this copy "D", 1 of 22 which contain a separately boxed Additional Set of Plates together with progressives, stencils and other material relating to the production of the hand-coloured plates. Half morocco over hand-marbled paper with gilt lettering to spine and front cover of the text volume. Contains facsimiles of the New Zealand and Collins sets and the Fitzwilliam plates in three volumes of half morocco over cloth. Slipcased and boxed in hand-marbled paper and morocco. Additional set of plates includes: Label Printed for Original Publication, March 1826; Colour Versions of William Blake's Book of Job Designs from the Circle of John Linnell; Proofs, Guides and Stencils for Colour Plate from Trianon Press, 1974; and an Alternative Printing without Plate Mark.

6000/9000     SOLD: $3,277.50

370. William Blake Trust
William Blakes Water-Colour Designs for the Poems of Thomas Gray

Illustrated by William Blake.
Paris: The Trianon Press, 1972
Thick Folio. Three + portfolio.

Limited Edition, 1 of 518. This being 1 of 12 in three volumes, full morocco, with an additional portfolio containing a series of progressives showing the stages in the hand-stencil colouring of a single plate, together with original guide-sheets and stencils and other material used in making the facsimile, presented in a matching box. Portfolio includes the complete series of hand-cut guide-sheets & stencils for plate 4 of "The Bard"; the complete series of collotype and hand-coloured progressive states of plate 4; finished colour plates for framing; early free-hand trials and correction proofs; collotype negatives corrected by hand; "Eton College Ode" and "The Progress of Poesy", the complete series before hand-colouring and other early proof plates; and miscellaneous notices and press material. Slipcase boxes made of hand-marbled paper and morocco with beveled edges.
Facsimiles of the 21 November 1971 "Observer" and the 8-12 December 1971 "Times Literary Supplement" as the invitation to the Private Viewing of The Tate Gallery exhibit laid in. One color illustrated leaf.

4000/6000     SOLD: $1,725.00

371. Keynes, Geoffrey
Blakes Illustrations of Dante

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1978
Limited Edition.. Elephant Folio. Two Volume Set.

No. XXVII of 440. One of 20 copies bound in half morocco, each containing an extra set of the facsimile engravings and material showing the stages of the making of the facsimile. Two-tone printings of seven engravings using the collotype process.

2000/3000     SOLD: $862.50

372. Blake, William
There is No Natural Religion

Illustrated by Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1971
Limited Edition. Vol. I 71/2" x 5"; Vol. II 12" x 9". Two Volume Set.

Limited Edition reproduction No. XXXIX of 616. This copy 1 of 50 with both volumes bound in full leather morocco and containing a set of plates showing the progressive stages of the collotype and hand-stencil process and a guide-sheet and stencil. Slipcase made of hand-marbled paper, beveled with morocco tips. First trials of Blake's copper-block deep-relief etching used in all of his Illuminated Books is represented here.
Prospectus laid in. "Blake's text is of great interest and contains a clear and effective statement of his most fundamental belief regarding the nature of man." Prospectus.

750/1500     SOLD: $580.75

373. Blake, William
All Religions Are One

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1970
Broad Quarto.

Limited Edition reproduction No. XXX of 662 printed on Arches pure rag paper. This copy being 1 of 36 bound in full leather morocco each containing a set of proofs showing the progressive stages of the collotype printing of the plates. With hand-marbled paper, beveled slipcase with morocco tips.

700/900     SOLD: $316.25

374. Blake, William
Europe. A Prophecy

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1969
Limited Edition. Folio.

Limited Edition reproduction No. XVII of 526. This copy 1 of 20 containing a set of hand-coloured plates showing progressive stages in the stencil work, color collotype proofs and an original guide sheet and tin stencil. Bound in tan leather with a hand-marbled, beveled slipcase with morocco tips. Printed in Paris by the collotype and hand-stencil process.

600/900     SOLD: $517.50

375. Blake, William
Milton. A Poem

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1967
Broad Quarto.

Limited Edition reproduction No. XVII of 426, being 1 of 20 copies containing a set of hand-colored plates showing progressive stages in the stencil work, color collotype proofs and an original guide-sheet and stencil. Printed on Arches pure rag paper made to match the paper used by Blake. Each page is watermarked with Blake's monogram. Bound in brown morocco, gilt lettering to spine, teg. With beveled, hand-marbled paper slipcase with morocco tips. Reproduced in Paris by a basic collotype and stencil process. 2 Prospectus laid in. The first showing plate 42, the second plate 50.

600/900     SOLD: $805.00

376. Blake, William
Visions of the Daughters of Albion

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1959
Limited Edition. Folio.

Limited Edition reproduction No. 286 of 446 printed on Arches pure rag paper. This copy being 1 of 240 for distribution in the U.S. Bound in orange quarter morocco with hand-marbled paper sides and beveled slipcase with morocco tips, gilt lettering to spine, teg. With eleven plates reproduced from copy C, one of the earliest of seventeen complete copies known. Printed in Paris by the collotype and hand-stencil process on both sides of Whatman paper in a golden brown ink and simple washes in delicate tints. Designed to imitate Blake's original, but each page watermarked with his monogram.

400/700     SOLD: $546.25

377. Blake, William
Jerusalem

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1951
Limited Edition. Folio. 109 pp.

Limited Edition, No.466 of 516.
Lt. Col. William Stirling of Keirs copy.
Navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Gilt speckled paper over boards box. Facsimile of the only known illuminated copy, reproduced here by collotype and a hand stenciling process. With one hundred color illuminations.

200/300     SOLD: $529.00

378. Blake, William
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Illustrated by William Blake.
London: The Trianon Press, 1960
Limited Edition. Folio.

Limited Edition reproduction No. 254 of 526 printed on Arches pure rag paper. This copy being 1 of 240 for distribution in the U.S. Bound in green quarter morocco with hand-marbled paper sides and beveled slipcase with morocco tips, gilt lettering to spine, teg. With twenty-seven plates reproduced from copy D, one of only nine complete copies known. Printed in Paris by the collotype and hand-stencil process, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" is said to be the most exciting and readable of all Blake's books.

300/500     SOLD: $287.50