Blake and Tradition is an investigation of the sources of Blake's knowledge of the Neoplatonic and Hermetic tradition and allied currents of thought. The volumes contain what was then new information on Blake's vast fund of exact knowledge in these fields, and Kathleen Raine interprets his works in the light of the ideas that originally inspired and informed them. The core of this important work of scholarship formed the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in 1962 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The ...
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Blake and Tradition is an investigation of the sources of Blake's knowledge of the Neoplatonic and Hermetic tradition and allied currents of thought. The volumes contain what was then new information on Blake's vast fund of exact knowledge in these fields, and Kathleen Raine interprets his works in the light of the ideas that originally inspired and informed them. The core of this important work of scholarship formed the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in 1962 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The expanded, two-volume work was originally published by Routledge & Kegan Paul in 1969.
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Add this copy of Blake and Tradition (Bollingen Series XXXV.11) to cart. $157.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Princeton University Press.
Add this copy of Blake and Tradition: The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the to cart. $257.00, very good condition, Sold by Detroit Specials Used Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Detroit, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC.
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Very good in good dust jacket. VG+ books in G+ dust jackets, inserted into G+ slipcase. See 'General Notes' for more. 2 volume set. 2 volumes, 827 pages total. Books are in original slipcase. Case has slight peeling to wrapper at upper left-hand open corner and other signs of wear to the edges of the case (especially along the bottom edges) and scuffing to the spine. Case is still square and firm. Vol. 1 has edge wear to the DJ, including some chipping at the upper RH front cover; also has water spotting at the spine. DJ is now under protective cover. Book's pages are bright and binding is tight. Water spotting to DJ has NOT bled through to the boards. Vol. 2 has edge wear to the DJ, including some chipping to the bottom edge. Front panel of DJ has a 4" tear which someone 'repaired' with Scotch tape. This volume also has water spotting to the spine which has NOT bled through to boards. DJ is now under protective cover. Book's pages are bright and binding is tight.
Add this copy of Blake and Tradition [2 Vol., Complete] to cart. $657.00, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Princeton University Press.
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Book. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Volumes in matching full light gray cloth bindings, with gilt titling to spines and bound-in ribbon bookmarks. Housed in a gray paper slipcase with white label and black titling. Slipcase shows moderate toning and sunning, with some bumping to corners and light shelving wear. Volumes show negligible wear to boards. Very light scuffing on text block bottom edges. Some fraying at ends of ribbon bookmarks. Interiors clean. Shelved in Room F. Contents: Vol. I (xxxii, 428 pages); Vol. II (xi, 367 pages). 1411017. Special Collections-Upstairs.
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