Heading: (Blake, William - Trianon Press)
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Title: Illustrations to the Book of Job. The Engravings and related material with Essays, Catalogue of States and printings, Commentary on the Plates and Documentary Record by David Bindman, Barbara Bryant, Robert Essick, Geoffrey Keynes and Bo Lindberg. Edited by David Bindman
Place Published: London
Publisher:The William Blake Trust
Date Published: 1987 [printed c.1974]
Description: 2 large slipcases containing two text volumes & 4 sets of illustrations. Slipcase One contains 1) The general notes, introduction and essays. Half morocco & marbled boards. 2) William Blake's Illustrations to the Book of Job. With a plate by plate commentary by Bo Lindberg. Each of the 21 plates in several states. 21 fascicles plus preliminary matter, unbound in the French style, enclosed in a half morocco cloth folder, contained in a half morocco & marbled boards; set in double-compartment slipcase. Slipcase Two contains 1) Text volume, The Colour Versions of the Book of Job from the Circle of John Linnell, by David Bindman. The Authenticity of the New Zealand Set and of the Coloured Engravings, by Bo Lindberg. Half morocco & marbled boards, morocco label on front board. 2) Portfolio I. The New Zealand Set, title page and 21 plates. Portfolio II. The Collins Set, title page and 21 engravings. Portfolio III. Four Coloured Engravings from the Fitzwilliam Museum. The portfolios are half morocco & cloth, printed paper label on front covers. The whole contained in a half morocco solander with marbled sides, leather title label to top, set in slipcase. Folio size, approx. 40.5x31 cm (16x12¼"); slipcases together measure 44.5x33.7x18.2 cm (17½x13¼x7¼"). No. 64 of 392 copies.The finest Blake production by Arnold Fawcus and the Trianon Press, a magnificent tour de force. The plates were printed c.1974, but after the death of Fawcus remained in sheet form for over a decade. The William Blake Trust finally sent the sheets to Smith Settle, who assembled a total of 392 copies (although only 387 are in the limitation statement): this is number 64 of 250 copies from the limitation - there were also 115 roman numeral copies, some of which were reserved for the William Blake Trust, but there was no difference in the content or presentation, though there were 22 lettered copies specially bound with additional material. Some ownership chops, previous owner's return address labels on front pastedowns.

Only light wear to box slipcases; spines sunned with a bit of discoloration; near fine in like box and slipcases.