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

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C1 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C2 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C3 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C4 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

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

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C5 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C6 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C7 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C8 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

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

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C9 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C10 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C11 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS C12 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M1 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M2 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M3 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M4 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

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.

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M5 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M6 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M7 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M8 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

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.

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M9 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M10 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M11 12X18
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12X18" sheet

Code: HC YS M12 12X18
Price: US$60.00