Blake (William).- Malkin (Benjamin Heath) A Father's Memoirs of his Child, first edition, engraved frontispiece by R. H. Cromek after William Blake and 3 plates, including one folding map, frontispiece laid down to sheet, one or two instances of finger soiling, contemporary red straight grain morocco, covers with rich gilt borders, rich dentelles, spine a little sunned, slight scratch to upper cover, minor scuffing to corners, 8vo, for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme by T. Bentley, 1806.

⁂ Contains the first recorded account of Blake by a contemporary. Malkin knew Blake well, and herein devotes 24pp. in the preface to an account of his friend's life and genius, largely recorded from conversations with Blake himself. The preface also contains the first typographic printing of several of Blake's poems.