Very scarce

Carter, Frederick ~ Symbols of Revelation

Adam Fitzadam, London : 1934

The Sole UK printing published by Adam Fitzadam, London in 1934. "Originally published in a small edition by Desmond Harmsworth Ltd. under the title of 'The dragon of revelation'. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Stiff printed wrappers and a burgundy cloth spine. A little toning and age related markings to the edges of the boards. The binding remains tight. Internally clean. Light toning to the text-block. 3 B/W Illustrations and 'A Map of the Heavens' endpapers by the author. Published from Carter’s own shop in Cecil Court, London. This book explains Carter's wholly original interpretation of the dragon as a central force in St. John's apocalyptic vision in the ‘Book of Revelation’. The first copy that I have handled and extremely scarce as the print run was highly likely to be small. The book is protected in a Mylar archival cover and housed in a custom black slipcase. 'Frederick Carter showed at the RA, ROI, NEAC and was elected ARE in 1912. His artistic life before and after the World War I was centred around the Fitzroy Street area of London, and the Dieppe restaurant in Dean Street. He became a mystic symbolist artist, involved with Aleister Crowley and worked on illustrations for D.H. Lawrence’s Apocalypse. He was also a friend of Austin Osmond Spare and helped with his theories of automatic drawing. From 1922 he taught etching at Liverpool School of Art and during the 1930’s he abandoned printmaking for writing but continued to paint until the late 1950’s. His work is in the collections of the BM and V&A.' (modernbritishartgallery.com).

BINDING: Wraps
CONDITION: Very Good++