Eric Gill: His Social and Artistic Roots
Language: English
Published by Prairie Press, Iowa City, 1964
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Woodbridge Rare Books, Suffolk, United KingdomWoodbridge Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since August 28, 2013
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 41.39
Quantity: 1 available
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25x17cm, [28pp]. With initial letters printed in various colours. Printed on Curtis Rag paper, bound in quarter-teal cloth over green paste paper-covered boards, gilt title to backstrip, dustjacket of buff paper printed in black and red. Based on a talk by the calligrapher and letterer Father Catich at the opening of an Eric Gill exhibition at the Newberry Library, Chicago. It showcases some Gill faces: Joanna (body), Perpetua Titling Capitals and the decorative Floriated Capitals (in blue, on the title page). Nicely produced and presumably a limited edition, although this is not stated. Near Fine (externally Fine, some very faint foxing spots around the prelims up to and including the title page) in a Good (browning, a small ink mark and nicks around the edges with a little loss at the foot of the spine and one longer closed 6cm tear to the back) dustjacket.
Seller Inventory # W2319
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Eric Gill: His Social and Artistic Roots
- Author
- Edward M Catich
- Publisher
- Prairie Press, Iowa City
- Publication year
- 1964
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item weight
- 320 grams
Woodbridge Rare Books
Suffolk, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since August 28, 2013
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