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The gates of paradise
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- Creator
- William Blake
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- English
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- Boissia, Clairvaux, Jura, France : Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, London, [1968]
- London : Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 11 Grafton Street
- ©1968
- Physical Details
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- 3 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles ; 15-22 cm
- OCLC
- ocm00040839, ocm00040839
- Volume 1: viii, 50 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm. Volume 2: 2 unnumbered leaves, 16 leaves, 5 unnumbered leaves ; 15 cm. Volume 3: 2 unnumbered leaves, 16 leaves, 11 unnumbered leaves, 3 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf ; 15 cm.
- Volume 2 is a facsimile of the original engravings with title page imprint "1793. Published by W. Blake ... and J. Johnson ..." Volume 3 is a facsimile of a revised edition published approximately 1818 with a new, undated title page and 3 additional plates.
- "726 copies printed ... 700 copies numbered 1-700, of which 50 have additional material and are in a special binding. 26 copies numbered A to Z, reserved for those who have made the publication of the book possible, the trustees of the William Blake Trust and the publishers"--Volume 1, page iii.
- "List of Blake's emblem drawings in the Notebook": volume 1, pages 41-46; "Census of copies": volume 1, pages 47-51.
- Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1863
- Volume 1. Introductory volume / by Geoffrey Keynes ; with Blake's preliminary sketches -- volume 2. The gates of paradise: for children -- volume 3. The gates of paradise: for the sexes