Symbols of Revelation by Frederick Carter
Publication: 1934 Adam Fitzadam
Symbols of Revelation presents Frederick Carter’s original interpretation of the imagery of the Book of Revelation with particular attention to the dragon and its place within St. John’s apocalyptic vision. A notably scarce title, apparently issued in a very small print run from Carter’s own shop in London. Seldom encountered in the trade, this is the first copy of the first edition we have handled. Illustrated with three black-and-white plates and the author’s “Map of the Heavens” endpapers.
The author, Frederick Carter, became a mystic symbolist artist involved with Aleister Crowley and worked on illustrations for D.H. Lawrence's Apocalypse. Carter taught etching at the Liverpool School of Art. By the 1930s he had largely turned away from printmaking to concentrate on writing though he continued painting into the late 1950s.
Stiff printed wrappers, cloth spine, some toning along the edges, a clean copy in Very Good condition