Bookseller reveals purchase of Sendak’s Blake first editions

London rare book dealership Peter Harrington has revealed that it placed the top bid on the first editions of William Blake’s 'Songs of Innocence' (1789) and 'Songs of Experience' (1794) at Christie’s Maurice Sendak auction last month.

The two books were part of the live evening sale in New York on June 10 and were knocked down for …

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