Poet, Printer, Prophet

Blake (William).  An exhibition of the Illuminated Books arranged by the William Blake Trust, foreword by Lessing J. Rosenwald and a study by Geoffrey Keynes Colour plates printed on especially manufactured paper to match the tint of the paper used by Blake  1964 First Edition   4to Wrappers Wrappers and leaves a little darkened at edges, otherwise a very nice copy in clear protective jacket; previous owner’s neat rubber-stamped name in black ink on front free end-paper  Published by the Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust as a commemorative handbook to accompany an exhibition. An enlarged edition, with an extra 34 plates was published later in 1964 by the Trianon Press in association with Thames and Hudson and Orion. 

Price: £25