Blake (william) The Book Of Thel, Second Muir Facsimile, One Of 50 Copies, Hand-coloured Plates, - Mar 28, 2024 | Forum Auctions In London
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Blake (William) The Book of Thel, second Muir facsimile, one of 50 copies, hand-coloured plates,

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Blake (William) The Book of Thel, second Muir facsimile, one of 50 copies, hand-coloured plates,
Blake (William) The Book of Thel, second Muir facsimile, one of 50 copies, hand-coloured plates,
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Blake (William) The Book of Thel, second Muir facsimile, number 5 of 50 copies, 8 hand-coloured plates printed in green, with signed note of limitation by William Muir mounted on front free endpaper and signed "Number 5" slip on front pastedown, slight staining to head of first leaf (Thel's Motto) from slip pasted to previous leaf, modern half red calf, upper cover lettered in gilt, wormhole to head of upper joint, [Bentley 249B], 4to, Edmonton, William Muir, 1920.*** Muir's note states, "This Book is copied from a very richly coloured Original which was lent to me by Mr.Bernard Quaritch of 15 Piccadilly in 1887. I now issue this edition of fifty copies through Messrs. Quaritch of Grafton Street. London August 1920. Wm. Muir". This second edition was coloured after Copy J in the Houghton Library.
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Blake (William) The Book of Thel, second Muir facsimile, one of 50 copies, hand-coloured plates,

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Max Hasler
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