"THE SWEEP OF THE COSMIC FORCES OF GOOD AND EVIL IN COMBAT SET AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE CONTEMPORARY CITY"

(CRITE, Allan Rohan). The Revelation of Saint John the Divine. The King James Version. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1995. Large folio (17 by 22 inches), original purple cloth; housed in original clamshell box. $1800.

Signed limited first edition, number 186 of only 300 copies signed by artist Allan Rohan Crite on the limitation page, with fifteen hand-printed relief engravings by Crite.

"I have tried to show through my drawings the sweep of the cosmic forces of Good and Evil in combat set against the background of the contemporary city. The worldly Babylon and the heavenly Jerusalem have particular relevance for today given our global turmoil and struggle. I wanted to help us share in the vision of Saint John the Evangelist as he speaks to us today, for he puts before us the eternal drama which is continually seen throughout history. In this series of illustrations I am sharing, as others have done before me and will do after, an interpretation of Saint John's story in terms of current times and circumstances" (Allan Rohan Crite). Printed at Wild Carrot Letterpress, with the 15 relief engravings hand printed on Japanese Kitikata paper at Evans Editions.

Fine condition.