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Lot 174

BLAKE, William (1757–1827). –– PROKOSCH, Frederick (1908–19...

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BLAKE, William (1757?1827). ?? PROKOSCH, Frederick (1908?1989), illustrator.?A group of 5 titles, including: To the Muses. ?? Piping down the valleys wild. ?? Infant Joy. ?? How sweet I roam?d. ???The Tyger.?Grasse, France: The Prometheus Press, 1984. 5 volumes, 12mo. Text in manuscript, each with an original mounted watercolor frontispiece by Prokosch. Original wrappers sewn with silk cord, title label in manuscript affixed to upper covers; original acetate wrappers. LIMITED EDITION, ONE OF 5 HAND?ILLUSTRATED COPIES individually numbered beta and gamma; each written on various types of paper and SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR on the limitation.