Gill eric ill (4 risultati)
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Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.Better World Books
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EUR 7,51
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Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Eric Rowe, Gill Embleton Eric Kincaid (illustratore).
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Editore: Printed for Friends of Freedom by the Typophiles, New York, 1941
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Da: Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints, Zürich, SvizzeraGeorg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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EUR 60,80
EUR 22,00 spedizioneSpedito da Svizzera a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Typophile Chap Book V, limited edition, number 415 of 850 numbered copies. With two illustrations by Eric Gill. An appreciation by D.B. Updike. Introduction by May Lamberton Becker. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Description: Orig. red cloth spine and patterned paper over boards. Title in…gilt to spine. Octavo 18 × 12 cm; pp. xvi, 100, [1]. Condition: Some minor wear to extremities. Internally, clean and free of marks.
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Editore: Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1934
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Da: Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints, Zürich, SvizzeraGeorg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Quasi ottimo
EUR 431,15
EUR 22,00 spedizioneSpedito da Svizzera a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Gut bis sehr gut. 1. Auflage. First edition, signed, limited to 250 copies of the regular edition, of which this is No. 141 (250 were bound in canvas with paper sides and 50 in full leather). With 6 wood-engravings by Eric Gill. Signed by Eric Gill and Enid Clay on the colophon. The book is accompanied by…the prospectus containing 2 engravings of the book edition. Description: Quarter cloth over light green paper boards, printed paper label to spine. Octavo: 22.5 × 15 cm, pp. 40 [1 (colophon)]. With 6 wood-engravings (1 to title and 5 within text). Printed from Caslon Old Face on unbleached hand-made paper. Inserted: Golden Cockerel Press Prospectus for 'The Constant Mistress': folded leaf, pp. 4. With 2 wood-engravings by Eric Gill. The specimen page displays the poem 'The Young Girl's Room' with its accompanying engraving. ¶ Ref.: Cave/Manson 101; Chanticleer 101 Condition: Some fading (as usual) and marks to boards, slight loss to edge of title label at spine. Internally, clean and free of marks. Prospectus clean with just a bare trace of toning at edges. A very attractive and well illustrated set. Notes: 'The Constant Mistress' was published as a companion volume to Clay's 'Sonnets & Verses', in a similar format, with new engravings by her brother Eric Gill. Signatur des Verfassers.
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Editore: Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St Lawrence, 1929
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Da: Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints, Zürich, SvizzeraGeorg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Ottimo
EUR 9949,72
EUR 48,00 spedizioneSpedito da Svizzera a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Sehr gut. One of the most prestigious books published by the Golden Cockerel Press, number 80 of a limited edition of 485 copies, printed on handmade paper (and 15 on vellum). Description: 4 vols. Original quarter niger morocco over patterned papered boards, spines with raised bands, lettered in gilt, boun…d by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Quarto: 32 × 20 cm; pp.: (vol.i): [4], 150, [2]; (vol.ii) [4] 188, [2], (vol.iii) [4] 196, [2], (vol.iv) [2] 218, [4]. With 1 full-page, 29 half-page and 269 decorated borders, tail-pieces, line-fillings and 61 initials engraved on wood by Eric Gill. Printed from 18 pt. Caslon Old Face, printed on Batchelor hand-made paper (nos. 16-500) in black, red and blue. Top edge gilt, others trimmed. Ref.: Cave/Manson 63; Chanticleer 63; Gill 281 Condition: Binding somewhat bumped and bruised at corners, spine occasionally stained (as often), fore-edges slightly dusty and with single marginal stains, interior clean and free of marks. Notes: Eric Gill's woodcuts for the Golden Cockerel Press edition of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' are celebrated for their artistic and technical mastery. Gill created an impressive array of wood engravings, designing them to harmonise with the typography, reflecting his expertise as a typeface designer. The engravings complement the text, enhancing the reading experience with a seamless blend of visual and literary art, rooted in the tradition of illuminated manuscripts. The borders, often featuring leaf and stem motifs, are inhabited by figures - girls, men, kings, priests, and nuns - that interact with or comment on the tales. These range from playful and erotic to solemn, mirroring Chaucer's diverse moods and adding narrative depth. Some of the woodcuts are known to have been rather bold in their depictions, and have been seen as controversial in their time; however, they have since been recognised as being apt and reflective of the spirit of the text. It is therefore fair to conclude that, taken as a whole, these features make Gill's woodcuts a standout contribution to 20th-century book illustration, marrying technical precision with imaginative flair, and thus cementing the edition's status as a landmark in private press publishing.
