Cribb Joseph (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 20 pages. Illustrated. (BT#47).

No Jacket. First Edition. The bright crimson paper covers are in ery good condtion despite a little fading 6 September to 27 October 1989 The pages within are clean throughout Unpaginatednbsp. book.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Pray For the Soul of Joseph Cribb Who Died on Nov-6-1967 Aged: 75 - J J - M D. [NP, Ditching Press (?), ca. 1967]. 4" x 3". Memorial small illustrated broadside. Noted in pencil on the verso "from a wood-block by Tim Holloway." Fine. Cribb (1892-1967) was an assistant to Eric Gill. This may be the design for Cribb's tombstone.

The Spoil Bank Association was the limited company which acted on behalf of the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, the group of Roman Catholic craftworkers centred on Gill and based on Ditchling Common in Sussex. Each of the present two items in good condition, with light signs of age and wear. Both bifoliums on good deckled-edge paper, and both 3pp., folio, with the customary covering information on the reverse of the second leaf. Attractive typographic productions, printed in black and red on deckled-edge watermarked laid paper. Both with tax stamps and the Association's seal. The first item is headed 'The Spoil Bank Association Limited. | Issue of First Mortgage Debentures | To secure an aggregate amount of Two thousand five hundred fifty pounds [£2550] carrying interest at the rate of six per cent per annum under Clause 3 (II) of the Memorandum of Association and in pursuance of a Resolution passed on the 24th day of January 1922 | No. 247 Debenture £10.' The Second, numbered 37, is similar to the first, with the sum to be secured £1000. Both are signed by 'Eric Gill osd', with the first also signed by 'Douglas [Hilary Douglas Clark Pepler] Pepler OSD [Order of St Dominic's]', and the second by 'H. J. Cribb OSD', the three men being directors. Both documents are also signed by secretary 'Charles L Waters', with the first document also carrying a stamped Autograph Note Signed by Waters, transferring the debenture 'unto Lord Howard de Walden of 37. Belgrave Square London S.W.1.' Tipped-in onto the first page of the first document are three printed transfer slips, filled in and signed by 'John V. D. KilBride', with a similar slip by KilBride tipped-in onto the first page of the second document, which also carries an Autograph Note of cancellation, signed by Edgar Holloway, dated 29 November 1976.

No binding. Condition: Fine. A devotional image of Saint Gertrude meditating on St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Not to be confused with Gertrude the Great, this is Gertrude of Nivelles, seventh-century abbess and founder of the Abbey of Nivelles, who is remembered for her particular kindness to foreigners, especially Irish pilgrims. Gertrude is usually depicted, as here, with a shepherd's crook, occasionally adorned with a mouse or rat in recognition of her assumed protection against the infestation of the Black Plague. Her nomination as rodent-scourge has led in the late 20th-century to an association with cats. Cribb's penchant for religious iconography stemmed from his early connection to and education by Eric Gill, with whom he converted to Catholicism. Few flecks of foxing, else fine. Matted, glazed and handsomely framed. 5 7/8 x 9 in. Initialed and dated by Cribb in lower right corner.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 250x202mm. Single sheet, two sided. Dated October 20th 1952 and on Cribb's writing paper. It reads: 'Dear Mr Bramley | Thank you for your letter. I am glad that you have seen the photograph and article | in The Sussex County Magazine. Danny, | who by the way, is my grandson, and not | my nephew, as stated in the article. Is always | pleased when he can come down to the workshop | and do some carving. It is a great thing to | get used to the tools and to know how to use | them. | Mr Towndrow, will, I hope, be | coming to the workshops next week to take | photographs and get all the notes etc for | his article. It is interesting to hear that | you have met Mr. Oliver Hill. We have just | completed the war memorial to the London | Scottish Regiment for him, at Buckingham Gate. | Daneway House (the name) is very familiar to me | but I cannot remember why. | Did Gimson or some famous architect live | there once? I once cut some inscriptions | on some houses designed by Gimson, at | Painswick in Gloucestershire. | I have passed your greetings on to Mr. Maxwell. | Our font for Leicester will not be ready | until the end of November when we shall | be bringing it up by Road, to fit it in | position. | Your sincerely | Joseph Cribb | my kind regards to Mrs. Bramley'. Accompanying the letter are two envelopes, each ink stamped from Burgess Hill, Sussex. Each are in Cribb's calligraphic hand, with George VI stamps, and are accompanied by two small sketches. The first, on an envelope dated July '52, is an avenue of trees. The second, on an envelope dated October 20th with an avenue of trees, and a house. A neat pairing. Also included is the article that Cribb mentions in his letter, 'The Making of a Craftsman' by Kenneth Romney Towndrow. Cribb has corrected the word 'nephew', crossing it out and writing 'grandson' in black ink. This is a very neat collection, concerning several notable facets of Cribb's life. Cribb in manuscript is notably scarce. Joseph Cribb (18921967) was an English sculptor, letter-cutter, and stone carver closely associated with Eric Gill and the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic at Ditchling in Sussex. Trained initially as a stonemason, Cribb became one of Gill's principal assistants and collaborators, contributing to major architectural and ecclesiastical carving projects in the 1920s and 1930s. After Gill's death in 1940, Cribb continued working in the Ditchling tradition, producing church furnishings, gravestones, and inscriptions distinguished by their craftsmanship, clarity of lettering, and adherence to the Arts and Crafts ethos. Signed by Author(s).