Blake (William) Collection of 22 proof impressions on Basingwerk parchment

Blake (William) Collection of 22 proof impressions on Basingwerk parchment, from 'The Wood Engravings...for Thornton's Virgil 1821', some duplicates, from an unknown edition size, if not unique, wood-engravings on lightly coloured wove paper with watermark 'Basingwerk', beautiful well inked impressions, each sheet approx. 90 x 140 mm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in), or slightly larger, loose, all unframed, [printed 1977]. *** Unrecorded at auction, a scarce collection on handmade Basingwerk parchment printed by Iain Bain and David Chambers from Blake's original blocks.

Estimate:£1,500

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