Botanic Garden, with 5 plates by William Blake
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 20 |
| Estimate | 300.00 - 500.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
DARWIN, ERASMUS; WILLIAM BLAKE, engraver. The Botanic Garden: a Poem, in Two Parts. London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1791 (vol 1); Lichfield: printed by J. Jackson, 1789 (vol 2).. 2 volumes in 1. 4to ( xii, 126, [2]; viii, [8], 184 pp. Engraved allegorical frontispiece in each volume and 16 plates after Henry Fuseli and others, including 5 by Blake. Half-title vol 2; preface and advertisement bound after title in vol 2. Brown library cloth. With five plates engraved by William Blake in vol 1: "The Fertilization of Egypt," after Henry Fuseli, and four engravings of the Portland Vase. Third edition of vol 1, First edition of vol 2. Condition: Light foxing at front, some offset from plates, repair to last leaf vol 2.
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