1957 The Complete Writings of William Blake Private Press Geoffrey Keynes

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Complete Writings of William Blake With All The Variant Readings William Blake; Geoffrey Keynes [ed] 1957 The Nonesuch Press : London 8.5" by 5.5" xv, 936pp. SUMMARY The complete collection of works by the noted William Blake, printed by the Nonesuch Press private press. Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION This work has been designed by Francis Meynell, and composed in Ehrhardt types by the monotyping service in Gough Square London. It was printed and bound at Beccles in Suffolk by William Clowes and Sons using paper made by Robert Fletcher and Son.In the publisher's original quarter red cloth with marbled cloth to the boards. Lacking scarce acetate dust wrapper.This features the complete works of William Blake, a seminal figure in the history of poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so, books with the quality of a fine-press were produced, but available to a wider audience at lower prices. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth. Externally excellent with only very minimal bumping to the tail of the spine. Old ink inscription dated 1960 to the front free endpaper with minor offsetting from the brodart to the endpapers and slight rubbing to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Overall Condition: Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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