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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Blake, William (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1934 at title page. Fine, coated, smooth, navy buckram (cloth) boards, blind-stamped borders at front and back, gilt embossed spine titles and Oxford cover insignia, lt. shelf wear. Pages fine, navy top edge; vintage decorative bookplate of Douglas R. Vining at frt. endp. Bind fine, straight; hinges intact. Dj moderate wear; protected in new clear sleeve. Beige matte texture w/wrap-around band pictorial design w/cover, spine titles. Near fine, well preserved example. Includes the unpublished "French Revolution" together with the "Minor Prophetic Books" and Selections from "The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem". Includes sixteen illustrations by Blake at title-pages of respective pieces. With this remarkable work Sampson produced the first scholarly edition of William Blake's work, in which he returned to the original texts, taking into account Blake's own handwritten corrections. At copyright: "Henry Frowde, M.A., Publisher to the University of Oxford, London, Edinburgh, New York and Toronto". Printed in Great Britain. 453 pages and lvi (56) introductory pages at front. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.