with Illustrations by William Blake.
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926
An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of John Milton's Poems in two volumes, comprising Paradise Lost; Miscellaneous Poems, Paradise Regain'd, and Samson Agonistes, with illustrations chosen by Geoffrey Keynes.
'My favourite, I think, of Nonesuch publications. The Blake illustrations are surprisingly right.' (Francis Meynell)
Limited edition, number 1008 of 1450 copies; 2 vols, large 8vo; 53 collotype plates after William Blake; publisher's vellum-backed patterned paper boards, top edge unopened, others uncut, some offsetting to endpapers, light rubbing to extremities.
Dreyfus 32.
'My favourite, I think, of Nonesuch publications. The Blake illustrations are surprisingly right.' (Francis Meynell)
Limited edition, number 1008 of 1450 copies; 2 vols, large 8vo; 53 collotype plates after William Blake; publisher's vellum-backed patterned paper boards, top edge unopened, others uncut, some offsetting to endpapers, light rubbing to extremities.
Dreyfus 32.
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