Tracks in the snow : studies in English science and art
1946, First Edition. London : The Grey Walls Press. Good, tight copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Covers substantially sun-toned at the margins. Extremities somewhat rubbed, in particular the spine, with a surface tear to the front joint. Remains internally clean and well-preserved overall. Item #453653
Physical description; x pages, 1 leaf, 133 pages, illustrations, 47 plates (including frontispiece) on 24 leaves ; 23 cm. Contents; Tracks in the snow. -- William Blake and the eighteenth-century mythologists. -- The reputation and prejudices of Henry Fuseli. -- The imagination of John Martin. Subjects; Blake, William (1757-1827) -- Criticism and interpretation. Fuseli, Henry (1741-1825) -- Criticism and interpretation. Martin, John (1789-1854) -- Criticism and interpretation. Art and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. Art and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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