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Blair, Robert 'William Blake', The Grave, a Poem - First Edition 1808

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AUTHOR: BLAIR, Robert (William Blake). TITLE: The Grave, A Poem. PUBLISHER: London, T. Bensley, 1808. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 13-7/8" x 11-3/8", Frontispiece portrait, pictorial title page and 11 drawings by Blake, etched by Louis Schiavonetti, with the poem dedicated to the Queen by Blake, list of subscribers, and four-page prospectus for the Procession of Chaucer`s Pilgrims to Canterbury by Thomas Stothard at rear, complete. Bound in early 1/4 dark brown calf, ribbed gilt decorated spine, panels tooled in blind, gilt lettered green morocco spine label. CONDITION: Stain to 4 plates at fore-edges not affecting images, overall still a GOOD copy.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.88 in (35.26 cm)Width: 11.38 in (28.91 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1808
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214228197842
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