The Year's at the Spring (1920)

Designs by Harry Clarke

A rare copy of The Year's at the Spring - an anthology of poetry compiled by Walters and illustrated by Clarke. This book was printed by Turnbull & Spears in Edinburgh and published under the auspices of George G Harrap and Company for the British market and Brentano's for the United States market.     On the left, we show our copy retaining the original decoratively red- and black-stamped beige cloth cover.   To the right, we show the decorative Title Page prepared by Harry Clarke.

The Year's at the Spring is an anthology drawing on the collective work of 32 different authors. Deliberately

selected by Walters to be conspicuously modern, as noted by Monro in the Foreword, "all except eight of its

authors are living and writing ... [and of] those eight, five died as soldiers in the European War, and are

represented mainly by what is known as 'War poetry'". Despite the timing of the anthology following closely

upon the end of World War I, the 'War poetry' genre is not the focus of the anthology, but instead, as Monro

identifies, is "about the earth itself and all the strange and lovely things that compose and inhabit it ... as a

whole, [it] is romantic, its language is simple; its philosophy is that of everyday life, and [it] is entirely

undisturbing".

Clarke's colour and monotone work for this commission shows significant differences from his earlier

illustrations, but remains engaging and complements the simple romantic words of the accompanying poetry.

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

For connoisseurs of Clarke's work, we have prepared sets of 12 Greeting Cards displaying colour images from his designs for The Year's at the Spring and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.             Code: HC YS CS(12) Price: US$60.00

Similarly, we have prepared sets of 12 Greeting Cards displaying the major monotone images from Clarke's designs for The Year's at the Spring and on the right, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.             Code: HC YS MS(12) Price: US$60.00

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished, with the image presented on Ivory card stock (in the case of the colour illustrations) or White card stock

(in the case of the monotone illustrations) with an accompanying envelope. On the rear of each card we also present

some information about Harry Clarke and the profiled illustration. We have left the interior of the cards blank so that

you may write your own personal message.

Each of our large format reproductions are prepared with archival quality materials and processes to ensure many

years of enjoyment. In addition, our reproductions are accompanied by explanatory material relating to Harry Clarke

and the profiled illustration.

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In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful examples of the art of Harry Clarke.

The colour illustrations

The Lake Isle of Innisfree And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow (Frontispiece)	Cradle-Song I bring for you, aglint with dew, a little lovely dream	The Donkey With monstrous head and sickening cry and ears like errant wings	A Ballad of the Captains With a dead hidalgo's daughter As a dower for the Dey
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Arabia Demi-silked, dark-haired musicians	The Song of the Mad Prince All time's delight hath she for narrow bed	The Shepherdess She walks - the lady of my delight - a shepherdess of sheep	The Dead Honour has come back, as a king, to earth
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The Dying Patriot And the dead robed in red and sea-lilies overhead Sway when the long winds blow	Overheard on a Saltmarsh Give me your beads. I desire them. No.	Alms in Autumn They'll set the realms of Fairyland all dancing with delight	All is Spirit and Part of Me I am born of a thousand storms, and grey with the rushing rains
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The major monotone illustrations

April April, April, laugh thy girlish laughter!	The Fiddler of Dooney When we come at the end of Time, to Peter sitting in State.	Sea Fever All I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying.	A Ballad of the Captains ... drumming up the Channel, haling prizes in their wake.
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The Great Lover Out of the wind of Time, shining and streaming.	The Great Lover Moist black earthen mould; ... and high places; footprints in the dew.	If I had a Broomstick If I had a Broomstick.	November Eves I saw them march from Dover, long ago.
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Star-Talk How is your trade, Aquarius, this frosty night?	To the Coming of Spring With magic key ... unlocking buds that keep the roses.	Very Nearly All alone, those rocks amid - one night I very nearly did!	Black and White Midst of all was a cold white face.
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