First edition thus, publisher Arnold Fawcus's copy, copy A of 26 lettered copies reserved for Mr. Paul Mellon, the Trustees of the William Blake Trust and the Publishers, from a total edition of 526 copies printed on Arches rag paper to match that used by Blake, each page watermarked with Blake's monogram. This copy derives from the Trianon Press Archive, from the estate of Trianon publisher and founder Arnold Fawcus. Blake scholar Geoffrey Keynes (1887-1982), the brother of John Maynard, provides a commentary and bibliographical history, observing that "America, A Prophecy... is intimately related to historical events taking place in Europe and North America towards the end of the eighteenth century", most notably the American Revolution.
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