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Rare 1880 Set of ''Life and Works of William Blake'' -- With Elaborate Gilt Decorations & Woodcuts

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Rare 1880 Set of ''Life and Works of William Blake'' -- With Elaborate Gilt Decorations & Woodcuts

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Auction Date:2013 Jul 23 @ 17:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
Rare, 1880 two-volume set of ''Life and Works of William Blake,'' edited by Alexander Gilchrist and published by Macmillan and Co.: London: 1880. This second edition, more valued than the first for its woodcut illustrations and expanded content, features elaborate gilt decorations on its boards, even called the most beautiful pictorials ever created. Two 6.5'' x 9.5'' volumes are in very good plus condition: cracking to the rear hinge of Vol. II which also has some toned pages. An exquisite set, only 1,500 of which were printed.