Henry fuseli translator (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Printed by W. Sleater, Dame-Street, and P. Byrne, Grafton Street. Pages: vi, 222. Frontispiece. 165x100mm. Contemporary full tree calf, spine ruled gilt with gilt lettered red title label. This is one of two printings of this work which were issued in Dublin in 1790. Both are described as the 'Third Edition' and that 'Printed by and for Chamberlaine and Rice, No. 5 College-Green' does not appear to have had a frontispiece. The stipple engraved frontispiece in this copy is signed 'P. Maguire, Sculpt.' and is an almost exact copy of the William Blake engraved frontispiece of the London 1789 edition, thus representing what is probably an unauthorized copy of Blake's engraving, which itself was from a design by Fuseli. Patrick Maguire was active as an engraver in Dublin in the years 1783 to 1820. Lower front corner of binding rubbed with lower front hinge tender but holding well. Aphorism no. 199 has been highlighted in contemporary pen, with shadows of removed pencil marks in the page margins. Overall a very attractive copy of this scarce Dublin printing with a particularly clean example of the important frontispiece which is missing from many copies. Henry Fuseli - William Blake - Patrick Maguire (illustratore).…