Gill Eric Gill E R (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint, good copy in original cloth, , pp. 224.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition Limited to 1000 copies, pp. 224.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edition Limited to 1000 copies, pp. 224., good copy in dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. H D C P Douglas Pepler, God and the Dragon.Illustrated by A E R G ( Eric Gill) Original soft cover.Rhymes by Douglas Peplar. Condition Fine. No marks of wear to this booklet which has probably hardly been opened. An early Eric Gill item it contains 16 text illustrations from Gill's engravings. Rare and in immaculate condition.Only 200 copies printed. 13 x 10.5 cm Seller Inventory #002292. A E R G Eric Gill (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Cardboard portfolio (ninth impression, 1950) containing 17 leaves detailing manuscript and inscription typeface, for use in classrooms and for craftsmen. The plates depicting Eric Gill's work, some incised in stone, are particularly interesting as they exhibit some of his earliest in the field. Edward Johnston was influential on Gill's later development of the famous Gill Sans, sans-serif typeface. The portfolio itself is in good to v.good condition, with some spotting on white pasted cover and slight bumping to corners. Individual leaves are all v.good with one or two showing some minor spotting. Toning commensurate with age. A very good copy.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Fair. Limited Edition. Brown card covers lettered in black, stained, discoloured and a 3 cm x 1 cm scuff to rear. Internally front paste down browned, just affecting half title; rear paste down affected by external stain as are next two pages. Remaining contents unmarked save for 3 mm brown spot on page 15. Engraving by A.E.R.G. (Eric Gill) (illustrator).…

First edition (softcover). 16mo, [vi], 44pp, 3pp adverts. 13 text illustrations from engravings by Eric Gill. Original printed white card wrappers. Wrappers rubbed, ownership inscription to the half-title, contents very good. Overall, this is a good plus copy of a rare, early Gill item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 672 p., [52] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. ; OCLC: 42472485 ; LC: D568.4; Dewey: 940.41 ; "Privately printed, 1926; first published for general circulation, 1935."/ Preface by A.W. Lawrence./ Portraits by Eric Kennington, Augustus John, William Roberts, John Singer Sargent, William Nicholson, Henry Lamb, William Rothenstein, R.M. Young, Colin Gill, Frank Dobson, and Gilbert Spencer, and illustration by Sydney Carline. ; Contents: Preface / by A.W. Lawrence -- Introduction: the foundations of Arab revolt -- Book I: My first visit to Arabia -- Book II: Feisal's first extension northward -- Book III: Concentration against the Medina Railway -- Book IV: The expedition against Akaba -- Book V: Exploiting the new base -- Book VI: The failure of the bridges -- Book VII: A winter campaign -- Book VIII: Orthodoxy arrives -- Book IX: Manoeuvring for a final stroke -- Book X: The liberation of Damascus -- Epilogue. ; Includes indexes.; "T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab world. At first a shy Oxford scholar and archaeologist with a facility for languages, he joined and went on to lead the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks while the rest of the world was enmeshed in World War I. With its richly detailed evocation of the land and the people Lawrence passionately believed in, its incisive portraits of key players, from Faisal ibn Hussein, the future Hashemite king of Syria and Iraq, to General Sir Edmund Allenby and other members of the British imperial forces, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an indispensible primary historical source. It helps us to understand today's Middle East, while giving us thrilling accounts of military exploits (including the liberation of Aqaba and Damascus), clandestine activities, and human foibles." ; tan colored cloth in beautifully illustrated dustjacket ; bookplate ; thick, heavy volume ; FINE/FINE. Book. …

Hardcover. Limited and numbered issue of 2008. This Castle Hill Press reproduction of the original Portraits for Seven Pillars of Wisdom was initially conceived to accompany the 1997 first Castle Hill Press limited edition of the full 1922 "Oxford Text" of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. This Portraits volume is a stunning visual accompaniment to any Seven Pillars of Wisdom text, featuring 41 full-page Seven Pillars Portraits, 26 in full color. These are the portraits originally commissioned by Lawrence himself for his magnificent and legendary 1926 Subscriber's edition.Castle Hill Press was headed by Lawrence's official biographer, Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017). Years after the 1997 edition of Seven Pillars and the accompanying issuance of the Portraits, Wilson's Castle Hill Press issued a limited number of this stand-alone Portraits volume. In 2008, 220 sets of portraits were issued thus, bound in quarter linen cloth over tan, laid paper-covered boards. The binding measures a substantial 11.375 x 8.125 inches (28.89 x 20.64 cm). The limitation page is hand-numbered in red ink, this copy being "215." This copy was acquired by us directly from the publisher and is in as new condition, unread and immaculately clean, inside and out.Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the story of T. E. Lawrence's (1888-1935) remarkable odyssey as instigator, organizer, hero, and tragic figure of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, which he began as an eccentric junior intelligence officer and ended as "Lawrence of Arabia." This time defined Lawrence with indelible experience and celebrity, which he spent the rest of his short life struggling to reconcile and reject, to recount and repress. Lawrence famously resisted publication of his magnum opus for the general public during his lifetime. After numerous drafts, abandonments, and revisions, in 1922, a 335,000 word version was carefully circulated to select friends and literary critics - the famous "Oxford Text". George Bernard Shaw called it "a masterpiece".Nonetheless, Lawrence was unready to see it distributed to the public. In 1926, a further edited 250,000 word "Subscriber's Edition" was produced by Lawrence - but only slightly more than 200 copies were made, each lavishly and uniquely bound. The process cost Lawrence far more than he made in subscriptions. The portraits commissioned by Lawrence for the edition from Frank Dobson, Colin Gill, Augustus John, Eric Kennington, Henry Lamb, William Nicholson, William Roberts, William Rothenstein, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Spencer, and R. M. Young were an essential part of the elaborate effort that produced the famous edition. Eric Henri Kennington (1888-1960), himself a veteran of the First World War, was by far the dominant artistic vision in these portraits, responsible for 24 of the 41 and serving as art editor for the 1926 Subscriber's Edition. Kennington actually traveled to the Middle East in order to draw his subjects from life, rather than from photographs, collecting portraits on a private journey through Trans-Jordan and the Hejaz. Known as a painter, print maker, and sculptor, Kennington was best regarded as "a born painter of the nameless heroes of the rank and file" whom he portrayed during both the First and Second World Wars. After the First World War, Kennington met T. E. Lawrence at an exhibition of Kennington's war art. It is a credit to Kennington's portraiture that he was even able to capture Lawrence's own fretful relationship with his own fame. After Kennington produced a bust of Lawrence, the subject wrote to the sculptor "It represents not me, but my top-moments, those few seconds in which I succeed in thinking myself right out of things." In 1935, Kennington served as one of Lawrence's pallbearers. Kennington's portraits, and those of his fellow artists, were considered by Lawrence an essential accompanying element to his text. It is difficult not to agree.…

Hardcover. Limited and numbered issue of 2008. This Castle Hill Press reproduction of the original Portraits for Seven Pillars of Wisdom was initially conceived to accompany the 1997 first Castle Hill Press limited edition of the full 1922 "Oxford Text" of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. This Portraits volume is a stunning visual accompaniment to any Seven Pillars of Wisdom text, featuring 41 full-page Seven Pillars Portraits, 26 in full color. These are the portraits originally commissioned by Lawrence himself for his magnificent and legendary 1926 Subscriber's edition.Castle Hill Press was headed by Lawrence's official biographer, Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017). Years after the 1997 edition of Seven Pillars and the accompanying issuance of the Portraits, Wilson's Castle Hill Press issued a limited number of this stand-alone Portraits volume. In 2008, 220 sets of portraits were issued thus, bound in quarter linen cloth over tan, laid paper-covered boards. The binding measures a substantial 11.375 x 8.125 inches (28.89 x 20.64 cm). The limitation page is hand-numbered in red ink, this copy being "136." This copy is in fine condition, the binding pristine, the contents immaculate.Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the story of T. E. Lawrence's (1888-1935) remarkable odyssey as instigator, organizer, hero, and tragic figure of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, which he began as an eccentric junior intelligence officer and ended as "Lawrence of Arabia." This time defined Lawrence with indelible experience and celebrity, which he spent the rest of his short life struggling to reconcile and reject, to recount and repress. Lawrence famously resisted publication of his magnum opus for the general public during his lifetime. After numerous drafts, abandonments, and revisions, in 1922, a 335,000 word version was carefully circulated to select friends and literary critics - the famous "Oxford Text". George Bernard Shaw called it "a masterpiece".Nonetheless, Lawrence was unready to see it distributed to the public. In 1926, a further edited 250,000 word "Subscriber's Edition" was produced by Lawrence - but fewer than 200 copies were made, each lavishly and uniquely bound. The process cost Lawrence far more than he made in subscriptions. An essential part of the elaborate effort that produced the famous edition were the portraits commissioned by Lawrence for the edition from Frank Dobson, Colin Gill, Augustus John, Eric Kennington, Henry Lamb, William Nicholson, William Roberts, William Rothenstein, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Spencer, and R. M. Young. Eric Henri Kennington (1888-1960), himself a veteran of the First World War, was by far the dominant artistic vision in these portraits, responsible for 24 of the 41 and serving as art editor for the 1926 Subscribers' Edition. Kennington actually traveled to the Middle East in order to draw his subjects from life, rather than from photographs, collecting portraits on a private journey through Trans-Jordan and the Hejaz. Known as a painter, print maker, and sculptor, Kennington was best regarded as "a born painter of the nameless heroes of the rank and file" whom he portrayed during both the First and Second World Wars. After the First World War, Kennington met T. E. Lawrence at an exhibition of Kennington's war art. It is a credit to Kennington's portraiture that he was even able to capture Lawrence's own fretful relationship with his own fame. After Kennington produced a bust of Lawrence, the subject wrote to the sculptor "It represents not me, but my top-moments, those few seconds in which I succeed in thinking myself right out of things." In 1935, Kennington served as one of Lawrence's pallbearers. Kennington's portraits, and those of his fellow artists, were considered by Lawrence an essential accompanying element to his text. It is difficult not to agree.…

[Middle English Poetry] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED LIMITED EDITION, a Facsimile of the original 1927 edition. Quarto (34 x 23cm), pp.[2] xii; 310 [4]. Number 610 of 1250 copies thus, illustrated with wood engravings by Gill throughout, printed by Memminger MedienCentrum on Rigoletto Panna felt-marked paper. Publisher's black full goatskin by G. Lachenmaier, with gilt titles to spine and upper, and decoration blocked in gilt to upper. All edges gilt, with dark grey endpapers. Together with the essay volume, pp.48, with a photographic frontispiece and black and white illustrations in-text. Publisher's black quarter buckram, with grey paper over boards, a plain paper title label to upper, and grey endpapers. Presented in the publisher's black cloth-covered clamshell box, titled in gilt to spine. Just a touch of light handling. Near fine.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. de Walton, John; Cleaver, Reginald; East, Laurence; Illingworth, L.G.; Wenban, R.; Holloway, Cyril; Leigh, Conrad; Brock, H.M.; Bendall, Claude (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1950. 17 leaves of plates. 33 x 26.5 cm. Cardboad portfolio with white paper cover pasted to front; ninth impression. Some faint uneven toning with mild foxing all over front. Some rubbing and light bumping to corners of portfolio. Toning to recto of first plate. Very slight bumping to corner of plates. Plates are all present, clean, and unmarked. An excellent, complete copy. . Portfolio. Very Good.…