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[William Blake] | Remember Me! A New Years Gift or Christmas Present, 1825, with engraved plate by Blake

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

July 19, 11:57 AM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

[William Blake]


Remember Me! A New Year's Gift or Christmas Present. London: J. Poole, 1825


Small 8vo, engraved frontispiece, 4 full-page engravings including one by Blake, 8 hand-colored botanical plates, 8 plates of engraved music, a calendar with an engraved title-page and 6 plates, 19 pages of manuscript pencil notes, half calf over marbled boards by G. Dennis, Colchester, water stain to front free endpaper, occasional light spotting, Blake plate somewhat browned, cracked at joints, covers rubbed


PROVENANCE:

Given by Joseph Monde to [---], 1831.

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