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Blake, William.
Illustrations of the Book of Job. Plate 1: "Thus did Job continually".
8182. London: March 8, 1828 (i.e 1825 but published 1826). Single leaf, recently cleaned. § First edition, one of 100 sets printed directly onto Whatman wove with the word "proof" removed. Bentley, Blake Books, 421A. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 625–641C. More
Illustrations to Dante's Inferno.
1838. [London: for John Linnell, 1838]. 7 plates, oblong folio, printed on laid paper only (not on India), lightly cleaned, in fine condition. § First printing (subsequent to a few proofs possibly pulled by Blake himself) preceding the 1838 printing on laid india on wove paper. Essick states (Blake Quarterly..... More
Price: $350,000.00
Orlando Furioso (the single plate by Blake)
1783. London: Printed for the Author; Sold by T. Bathurst, Payne and Son..., 1783. Single sheet, a bit soiled, the volume and page numbers at the top rubbed away. § Blake's engraving is after a drawing by Stothard depicting the furious Orlando brandishing a huge tree. Essick notes: "In a...... More
The Wit's Magazine. Plate 3: "The Discomfited Duellists."
1784. London: Harrison and Co., 1784. Engraved by Blake after Collings. Full margins, folded as usual. A little soiled, but a good strong impression. § One of five plates Blake engraved for The Wit's Magazine. Bentley, BB, 513, Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book Illustrations, XIV, pp 36-38. More
Blake, William. Blair, Robert. (separate plate)
"The Counseller, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the tomb": in The Grave.
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, trimmed to the image. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435b. More
"The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death": in The Grave.
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, trimmed to the image, recently cleaned. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 435 A. More
Blake, William. Hayley, William.
The Life of George Romney. "Sketch of a Shipwreck after Romney"
1791. London: 1791. Single sheet, 175 x 261 sheet, 134 x 177 (image) mm, being a good impression of the plate extracted from the book; recently cleaned. § A famous image with familiar Blake themes including the raging horse, a maiden laid out on a rock, a terrified figure tearing..... More
Blake, William. Malkin, Benjamin Heath.
A Father's Memoirs of His Child.
1806. London: printed for Longman; by T. Bensley, 1806. Single leaf, 200 x 130 mm, being the frontispiece by Blake engraved by Cromek. Trimmed to the image, recently cleaned, with a couple of almost invisible creases and an ink smudge on the child's nose. § Frontispiece only. A sentimental commercial..... More
Blake, William; Fuseli, Henry.
The Plays of William Shakspeare [sic] accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli… and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, From the most eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chambers…
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. King Henry VIII. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. § One of two illustrations engraved by Blake after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
Fuseli, Henry (designer); Legat, Francis (illustrator); Bell, John.
[illustration to] Bell's British Theatre. [by John Bell] (Tancred and Sigismunda, "Oh Perfidious Woman, die!").
1792. London: J. Bell, 1792. Single plate, 6 x 3.6 inches, browned but otherwise good condition. § Illustration to "Bell's British Theatre" engraved by Legat after a lost painting by Fuseli. More
Fuseli, Henry (designer); Smith, Anker (illustrator)
[frontispiece only to] The Economy of Vegetation [by Erasmus Darwin]. (Flora Attired by the Elements).
1791. J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1791. The frontispiece only. Slightly spotted, otherwise very good condition. § First edition, engraved by Anker after Fuseli. More
[frontispiece only to] Sorrows Sacred to the Memory of Penelope. [by Sir Brooke Boothby Bart].
1796. London: W. Bulmer, 1796. The frontispiece only, stained in the top margin. § First edition, the print from one of a tiny number of large-paper copies. Only one other copy has been located (in the Essick collection, Fuseli's own copy). The frontispiece is a stipple-engraving proof before all letters..... More
Fuseli, Henry. Heath, J.
A New Edition of Shakespeare's Plays (Macbeth).
1807. London: James Heath 1807. Copperplate engraving, 220 x 160 mm on a sheet 245 x 170 mm. Cleaned, in very good condition. § Single plate from A New Edition of Shakespeare's Plays, Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 4. More
Fuseli, Henry; Bromley.
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Two Gentlemen of Verona. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Bromley after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Merry Wives of Windsor. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Bromley after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Tempest. Single plate, slight spotting, ink stain to right middle edge of plate, very good condition. § Engraved by Bromley after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
Fuseli, Henry; Neagle, James.
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. A Winter's Tale. Bright and clean, on frail loose sheet (not laid) of India paper. Unmounted, folded, wrinkled and torn at right corner outside the platemark, otherwise good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's..... More
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. King Richard III. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Oval portrait bust of William Shakespeare. Single plate, slight spotting, watermark to left upper corner, very good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Troilus and Cressida. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Neagle after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
Fuseli, Henry; Rhodes.
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Othello. Single plate, slight spotting, very good condition. § Engraved by Rhodes after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
Fuseli, Henry; Smith, Joseph.
4018. London: Rivington [and 40 other booksellers], 1805. Hamlet. Single plate, some toning and spotting but very good condition. § Engraved by Smith after Fuseli from the best illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays (save only the elephant-folio Boydell perhaps) and quite rare. More
Hayley, William. (separate plate)
Frontispiece "Pericles" to: An Essay on Sculpture: In a Series of Epistles to John Flaxman.
1800. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800. Frontispiece, a little browned around the edges. Engraved by Blake but not signed. § Blake's first (and perhaps happiest) collaboration with his patron William Hayley, one that also included Blake's friend of many years, John Flaxman. Bentley, Blake Books, 467. Essick, Blake's..... More
Second plate "Death of Demosthenes" in: An Essay on Sculpture: In a Series of Epistles to John Flaxman.
1800. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800. Plate facing p. 126, a little browned around the edges. Engraved by Blake, signed. § Blake's first (and perhaps happiest) collaboration with his patron William Hayley, one that also included Blake's friend of many years, John Flaxman. Bentley, Blake Books, 467. Essick..... More
Stedman, Captain John Gabriel.
Narrative of a Five Year's Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam.
1813. London: J. Johnson, 1813. 4to, 3 uncoloured plates by Blake, from Vol II; Size 26.5 x 20. 5 cm. Rather browned and foxed in places, particularly to the edges. § Third edition. The plates are: "The Quato... Monkeys", "Limes, Capsicum....", "Flagellation of a Female....". Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book..... More