WILLIAM BLAKE'S WATER-COLOUR DESIGNS FOR THE POEMS OF THOMAS GRAY. (The Trianon Press)

Blake (William)

Description:

Introduction and Commentary by Geoffrey Keynes Kt.


3 volumes, full colour illustrations, the grande luxe edition bound in full tan morocco with moiré silk endpapers and leather hinges, edges uncut, contained in a leather-backed and marbled paper solander case.

With:

A full tan morocco portfolio containing Stencils, Proofs, Finished Colour Plates for framing and Miscellaneous notices and Press material, each in separate paper folders.

A very good set.

London, The Trianon Press, for the William Blake Trust, 1972

Colophon:

The edition of 518 copies, printed on Arches pure rag paper made specially to match the paper used by Blake.

12 copies numbered I to XII, 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.

36 copies numbered 1 to 36 unbound in the French style, in a full morocco portfolio, with an additional portfolio containing technical material as in copies I to XII in a matching box.

352 copies numbered 37 to 388 in three volumes bound in quarter morocco or unbound in the French style in a quarter morocco portfolio, presented in a matching box.

100 copies numbered 389 to 488 are reserved for Mr. Paul Mellon.

18 copies numbered A to R are hors commerce.

This is copy No. V

The water-colour designs were reproduced by the collotype and hand-stencil process in the workshops of the Trianon Press (France) in Paris, the texts of Gray’s poems were printed on pure rag laid paper from copperplates, using three additional printings to reproduce Blake’s pencil crosses and to obtain the tone of the paper.

The Introduction was composed in Garamond, set by hand by Drager Frères and printed by La Ruche, both of Paris. The remainder of the text was set in monotype Garamond and printed by Darantiere, Dijon. The binding was done by Engel and the portfolios, slip cases and boxed were made by Adine, both of Paris.

The book was produced and published, under the supervision of Mr. Arnold Fawcus, by the Trianon Press, Château de Boissea, Clairvaux, Jura and 125 Avenue du Maine, Paris 14e
It is distributed throughout the world by Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., London.

Details:

  • Publisher: The Trianon Press
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1972
  • Edition: Grande luxe edition
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: Folio (430 x 350 mm)
  • Lot No: 77
  • Hammer Price: $3045
  • Bids: 5
  • Visits: 62
  • Estimate: $3000/4000
  • Reserve: $2500

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