Christopher Smart: Rejoice in the Lamb
Carr reported only one impression of the poems of Christopher Smart (1722-1771) in his History of the QTP (1987). Only one impression has been seen.
(Last updated on 22/11/2020)
SBP-SMA1: First edition
Title: Rejoice in the Lamb. Christopher Smart.
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: Feb 1984
ISBN: None
Size: 128 x 95 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: two
Binding: yellow printed matt card covers
Paper: pale yellow
Editor: (J.L Carr)
Cover artist: (J.L Carr)
Internal illustrations: 14 engravings along the side of pages; eight other illustrations, including the one shown inside the rear cover (left)
Number in series: There are 63 books in this collection (Feb.84)
Colophon: none
Telephone number: none given
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none listed
Printed by: Sally Jones Printers, Geddington Road, Corby, Northants
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
Content: Quotation by Samuel Johnson; text from a letter by Smart; Rejoice in the lamb.
Notes: This is the only impression. It is not numbered but states that there are 63 books in the collection and it is dated - Feb '84. An impression of the poems of Robert Burns dated 1st March 1984 also states that there are 63 books in the collection.