William Blake (1757-1827)

AUSGEWÄHLTE DICHTUNGEN - COMPLETE TWO-VOLUME EDITION

1907
Format 4°, 24.5x19.3 cm, vol. 1: 95 numbered pp., vol. 2: 84 numbered pp., in German. Translated by Adolf Knoblauch. Solid cloth binding with a paper dust jacket in a card slipcase. Title page printed in black. Typography from the prestigious Leipzig printing house Poeschel & Trepte. Volume two contains Blake`s major prophetic works such as Los, Urizen, Ahania and others. Published in 1907 by Oesterheld & Co. Verlag as a single limited edition of 670 copies on handmade paper. Both volumes bear the number 532. Card slipcase damaged. Paper wrappers with faded spines and minor damage. Volumes in good condition inside. Provenance: the estate of Jaroslav Skalický - the collection of Jiří Kačer.