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[Blake, William- First Recorded Account of Blake by a Contemporary] A Father's Memoirs of his Child - 1806

by Malkin, Benjamin Heath

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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orne, by T. Bentley, 1806. First Edition. First Edition. 172pp. Modern half morocco, with superb marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments with five raised bands, uncut. Half-title, engraved frontispiece by R. H. Cromek after William Blake, and three plates, one a folding map. Contains the first recorded account of Blake's life by a contemporary. Malkin knew Blake well, and herein devotes 24pp. in the preface to an account of his friend's life and genius, largely recorded from conversations with Blake himself. The preface also contains the first typographic printing of several of Blake's poems including a variant of "The Tyger." There is light foxing to plates and occasionally text, short tear to outer margin of p.i/ii.. Quite scarce.
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  • Title [Blake, William- First Recorded Account of Blake by a Contemporary] A Father's Memoirs of his Child
  • Author Malkin, Benjamin Heath
  • Edition First Edition
  • Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orne, by T. Bentley, London
  • Date 1806
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 6656

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