{"product_id":"william-blake-arthur-symons-1st-edition","title":"William Blake, Arthur Symons — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Archibald Constable and Company Ltd., 1907\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xviii, [ii], 433, [3].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Good. The original dark blue publisher's cloth binding retains a respectable tightness, though its structural integrity is accompanied by noticeable shelf-wear to the extremities, including rubbed and mildly frayed corner tips. The spine is heavily sunned, exhibiting rubbing at the head and tail, while the gilt tooling and lettering, though legible, appear visibly oxidised. The front and rear boards display general rubbing, minor scratching, and some surface mottling. Internally, the pages lack uniform brightness; the text block features heavily age-toned, untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Scattered foxing and spotting are prevalent, most notably affecting the preliminary leaves, the title page, and its verso, though the central text pages remain adequately legible for a volume of this age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a first edition, first printing of Arthur Symons's celebrated critical biography and study of the visionary poet and artist William Blake. Printed in Edinburgh by T. and A. Constable for the London publisher, this octavo volume was issued without illustrations, focusing entirely on Symons's extensive literary analysis and transcription of Blake's records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile signed copies or those in exceptional modern fine bindings command significant premiums at auction, this standard trade issue in the publisher's original cloth is an accessible survival on the open market, appealing equally to Blake enthusiasts and collectors of Edwardian literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn this deeply appreciative 1907 study, prominent poet and critic Arthur Symons offers a profound exploration of William Blake's dual genius as a writer and an artist. Combining meticulous biographical research with acute literary criticism, Symons seeks to unravel the mystical and visionary elements of Blake's mind, cementing his reputation as one of the most vital interpreters of the Romantic visionary's complex legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55599244869971,"sku":"6514","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261021_132539.jpg?v=1792935148","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/william-blake-arthur-symons-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}