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William Blake and the book dealer
From: Yorkshire Post
Date: 20050401
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The Government has imposed a temporary export ban on Blair's Grave, an important collection of 19 watercolours by William Blake, which may still leave the country unless more than [Pounds]8m can be found to save them. Sheena Hastings unravels the story of the hidden treasures unearthed by a Yorkshireman in a Glasgow bookshop.
PAUL Williams reckons every dealer deserves one big find, and this was his. After 30-odd years making a reasonable living dealing in books from his home in Ilkley, 19 magnificent William Blake watercolours he found in a Glasgow bookshop proved to be a goldmine.
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