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"Remember Me!" Customs and Costumes of Blake's Gift Book.
- Source :
- University of Toronto Quarterly; Fall2011, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p880-892, 13p, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The gift book "Remember Me!" with Blake's wonderful engraving of the 'Hiding of Moses' was more remarkable for its decorations than for its literary contents. Of the twenty-four copies recorded, each differs from the others in the pattern of binding, colour of fore-edges, endpapers, and the decorated sleeve-case. Despite this varied elegance, the work had only a modest sale, and the same sheets were re-issued in 1825 for the 1826 gift-giving season. This paucity of sales may be related to the fact that the publisher John Poole had little experience of book distribution. His speciality was as a maker of Marble Paper and Fancy Pocket-Books, not in selling them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00420247
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- University of Toronto Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67328213
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3138/utq.80.4.880