Kathleen Raine
Blake and Tradition
Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this impressive study on the art of William Blake, complete with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrappers.In the original slipcase, in a very good condition. 'Blake and Tradition' is a brilliant exploration of the art of William Blake, in which the author, Kathleen Raine, sets out to discover what sources were available to Blake. William Blake was a Romantic poet and painter, a seminal figure of the era. He wrote prophetic works, though he was largely unrecognised during his lifetime.Volume I is illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour illustrations, and many monochrome illustrations.Volume II is illustrated with three colour illustrations, and many monochrome illustrations.Collated, complete.Bollingen Series XXV: 11. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers, and in the original paper covered slipcase. Externally, fine. Dust wrappers are a little edge worn, heavier to the spines, which are age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is smart, with some minor marks. Head of the slipcase is sunned. Slipcase is in a very good condition. Fine . Ill.: William Blake. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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