With selections from Blake's poems and other writings, illustrated from his own works. This second, enlarged edition includes additional letters; preface by Gilchrist's wife Anne; an essay on Blake by James Smetham; a memoir of F. O. Finch by Samuel Palmer; and a memoir of the author by Anne Gilchrist.

8vo, 2 volumes, 431+383pp, 63 illustrations/plates, some laid with tissue, frontispiece portrait of Blake from a miniature painted in 1827 by John Linnell.

In original dark blue cloth, elaborately lettered and decorated in gilt. Page edges uncut.

Some damage and wear to cover and spine, discolouration to endpapers and page edges. Foxing to rear endpapers of volume II. Pencil marks to endpapers. Inner hinges worn on volume I.