1964-1971 A Collection of the Works of William Blake and Thomas Gray

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Three volumes. A collection of studies on the life and works of William Blake, an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. As well as the poetry of Thomas Gray, an English poet, letter-writer, and classical scholar at Cambridge University, widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. Blake famously illustrated Gray's poems, with these works considered a significant part of his artistic legacy, showcasing his unique visionary style. This collection contains: An Exhibition of the Illuminated Books of William Blake: Poet, Printer, Prophet, 1964. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and fifteen colour plates. Collated complete. Arranged by the William Blake Trust, with commentaries from Lessing J. Rosenwald and Geoffrey Keynes. Poems by Mr. Gray, 1971. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, facsimile title page, sixteen colour plates, and thirty-one black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A collection of the poetry of Thomas Gray, with the original illustrations of William Blake, arranged by the William Blake Trust. Blake's Illustrations to the Poems of Gray, 1971. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and one hundred and fifteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. Written by Irene Tayler, an American scholar and expert on the works of Blake.