Page:The poetical works of William Blake; a new and verbatim text from the manuscript engraved and letterpress originals (1905).djvu/117

N. The same. 54 plates, on separate leaves. Foliated consecutively by Blake. Watermark 18 15. Printed in red. Richly and elaborately coloured. Bound in green morocco by C. Lewis. Size 8| x ^-^^ inches. A pencil note in this copy reads ' Edwards May 1828 ' [? R. Edwards the publisher of Young's Night Thotig/its, 1797, illustrated by Blake]. Afterwards the Beckford copy, sold at the Hamilton Palace sale, 1883, and now the property of W. A. White, Esq., of Brooklyn, New York. This copy was used by Mr. W. Muir in his reproduction of the So7igs of Experience, who considered it the best he had seen. O. The same. 54 plates, printed upon one side of the leaf only. Foliated by Blake 1-54 consecutively. Printed in dull orange-red, with added border lines of same colour. Coloured with extreme finish and beauty. The size of the drawing paper upon which the plates are printed is io| x 8| inches. These sheets were originally bound in boards covered with light green calico. They are now mounted in a book of white drawing paper, j 3 x 10 inches. Half-bound in morocco. This was the copy which T. G. Wainewright (' Janus Weathercock ') bought from Blake, probably during his connexion with the London Magazine 1830-3, or shortly afterwards. Subsequently in the library of James Weales, Esq., now in the possession of John Linnell, Esq., whose father purchased it Dec. 13, 1843, from a Mr. White. P. The same. 54 plates, printed on one side of the leaf only. Foliated consecutively by Blake 1-54. Printed in reddish orange, with added border lines of same colour. Richly and splendidly coloured. The plates in this copy are printed upon pieces of drawing paper varying in height from 6 to 7^ inches, and in width from 4^ to 5 inches. These sheets are mounted on white paper y.() inches, and bound in boards covered with unglazed calico or holland of a warm red colour. This is the copy bought, through Mr. Linnell, from Blake by Mr. Aders in July, 1836, for the sum of five guineas, which was then considered to be a somewhat enhanced price for a coloured copy of the Songs. Acquired by Mr. J. Linnell from Mr. or Mrs. Aders, and now in the possession of James T. Linnell, Esq.