Photos of Paradise Lost A Poem in Twelve Books illustrated by Ian Pollock
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3HU2013
>2 rainerc: Many thanks!
5cronshaw
Many thanks Rainer for posting those images, I'd not seen them previously. Ian Pollock's illustrations are certainly a world apart from William Blake's!
6rainerc
>5 cronshaw:
You are right: the illustrations are totally different from Blake's but I like them very much. And the book itself is gorgeous. As Paul W. Nash says in "Folio 60": "The typography, illustration and binding combine to make this one of the most satisfying books published by the Society."
You are right: the illustrations are totally different from Blake's but I like them very much. And the book itself is gorgeous. As Paul W. Nash says in "Folio 60": "The typography, illustration and binding combine to make this one of the most satisfying books published by the Society."
7Conte_Mosca
This is absolutely one of my favourite FS publications. These are illustrations you either love or hate, and I love them! The binding and typography are indeed superb.
8EclecticIndulgence
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9UK_History_Fan
> 7
I agree, you either love them or hate them. I am a hater.
I agree, you either love them or hate them. I am a hater.
10HU2013
>4 rainerc: Thank you Rainer for posting the photos. Really appreciate your kind gesture. I like the illustrations.
What is the original price? I found one on ABE. The seller is asking for 58 pounds inclusive shipping.
What is the original price? I found one on ABE. The seller is asking for 58 pounds inclusive shipping.
11rainerc
>10 HU2013:: I paid about 35 pounds incl. shipping for my ebay copy in May 2012. I'm not sure about the original price but 58 pounds incl. shipping for a fine copy sounds reasonable.
12crazysyd
>10 HU2013: I paid equivalent 41 pounds incl post for a fine copy a few weeks ago on ABE. Shipping was within the US. No idea of original price.
13housefulofpaper
> 10
The price given in the 1992 prospectus was £55.00. I suppose, given the current prices, that either makes the book either a bargain or a bad investment, depending on how you look at it.
The price given in the 1992 prospectus was £55.00. I suppose, given the current prices, that either makes the book either a bargain or a bad investment, depending on how you look at it.
14HU2013
Thank you all for your posts. I want to buy this book for reading. So far I did't buy any book as an investment.
16HU2013
>15 cronshaw: cronshaw, I can't agree more. BTW I enjoy your posts very much:)
17cronshaw
Thank you! Life may be the longest thing we do, but it's still too short to take too seriously ;)
18HU2013
My dear fellow devotees, I noticed that there is a 2003 version of this book, illustrated by W Blake. What's the original price?
19cronshaw
>18 HU2013: You can always check the original price of Folios from the lengthy list of prospectuses stored about halfway down the FSD wiki - the link to the wiki is at the very top of the FSD home page. The price of the quarter leather/moire silk Blake-illustrated Paradise Lost was £75 in the 2006 prospectus, so around £95 in Folio inflation-adjusted prices today.
20HU2013
>19 cronshaw: Thank you, cronshaw! That helps a lot.
21EclecticIndulgence
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22rainerc
>19 cronshaw:, 21
I won my quarter leather Blake Paradise Lost at ebay last year for £ 43 plus £ 12 shipping UK to Germany. Book and slip case are in fine condition. As copies start at £ 55 on abebooks currently I think I made a good investment both financially and educationally ;) (and it sure looks very nice aside my Blake illustrated Dante Folio).
I won my quarter leather Blake Paradise Lost at ebay last year for £ 43 plus £ 12 shipping UK to Germany. Book and slip case are in fine condition. As copies start at £ 55 on abebooks currently I think I made a good investment both financially and educationally ;) (and it sure looks very nice aside my Blake illustrated Dante Folio).