Engravings by Gill Eric, Signed (9 results)

Hardback, Slipcase. Condition: Very Good. Please note that this is a heavy item and may incur extra shipping costs for international orders.; Green card slipcase marked from shelving and handling, splitting down edges of spine; black cloth boards with impression of Gill's engraving, corners sharp, cloth spine faintly spotted with gilt titles; binding is tight; pages are unmarked with two folding illustrations. One of 1350 copies, signed by Christopher Skelton at rear.; 10.75 x 2.25 x 13.6 inches; 545 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Eric Gill (illustrator). Special Edition. 4to. Bound in later red quarter morocco, spine gilt-lettered Engravings by E. G. for M. E. G. with the bookplate of Mary Gill, a copper engraving by Eric Gill, to front paste down. The book contains 16 original wood-engravings by Gill all printed on fine hand made paper, many of them Mulberry paper. Thirteen of the wood engravings  (nos. 1-13 below) are inscribed by him in pencil 'MEG' or 'To MEG' (one additionally inscribed from EG ), and 3 (nos. 14-16) numbered and signed but not addressed to any recipient, various dimensions, all printed on handmade paper, each mounted on separate sheets (rectos only), interleaved throughout, titles as follows (Physick (Skelton) numbers in square brackets): 1. The Martyrdom of St Saturus, from The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity and The Fleuron VII, 1928 [Physick 559: in its published form an additional block printed in red was used for the blood of the martyr. Inscribed to 'Meg from EG' in pencil in lower right corner. [There was an edition of 10 signed and numbered copies] 2. Christchild, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929. Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 597] 3. The Money Bag, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929.Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 602]; 4. The Lawyer s Tale, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929.Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner.  [Physick 585]; 5. Initial letter A with foliate border, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929. Inscribed  'Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 551 for the letter only, the foliate border not included under that catalogue entry, rare proof]; 6. Girl Sitting in Leaves: Belle Sauvage I, from The Legion Book, 1929.Inscribed 'Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 558] dark line in margin from printing; 7. The Flight of St Perpetua, from The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity and The Fleuron VII, 1928 Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner.  [Physick 554] smudge of ink in image 8. Spray of Seven Leaves and Four Curls [and] Man holding Curl of Spray, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929. Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 565 and 566] some damage to paper in left margins 9. Initial letter N, The Tale of Melibeus, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929. Inscribed 'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 593]; 10. Leda Waiting, from Leda, 1929 Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 616]; 11. Fig Leaf, from Leda, 1929 Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 615]; 12. Initial letter W, The Tale of Sir Topas, from The Canterbury Tales, 1929 Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. [Physick 590] sheet slightly spotted, printed on mulberry paper. 13. [Two marionettes suspended amid advertising hoardings], [unidentified, not in Physick.]; Inscribed  'To Meg' by Gill in pencil in lower right corner. 14. The Kiss of Judas, from Passio Domini Nostri Jesus Christi, 1926, inscribed by Gill '15/15 EG'   [Physick 315]; 15. Belle Sauvage III, from Art Nonsense and Other Essays, 1929, inscribed by Gill '8/10 Eric Gill'  [Physick 622]; 16. Ecce tu pulchra es, from Canticum Canticorum, 1929, variant state overprinted in blue with a second woodblock, inscribed by Gill '2/12 Eric G' [Physick 614: not used ] Book Size 32 x21cm (12.5 x 8.25 inches) Provenance: Property of an English collector. Possibly purchased from Antiquarian book seller and thriller writer George Frederick Robert Sims. A unique item. Signed by Illustrator(s).

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original cloth-backed boards with paper label to front panel. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED and inscribed by Sam Samuels. Physical description: 50 pages, illustrations, 22 cm. Subjects: Gill, Eric 1882-1940; Samuels, Samuel Art collections; Catalogues; Bibliography; Art Private collections. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Eric Gill (illustrator). First Edition. Inscribed by Editor. Inscribed on front end-paper: "To Barbara with the Editor's warmest regards October, 1937". printed by Hague & Gill Ltd. & publushed by Faber & Faber. A Middle English lyric in two parts; two texts are printed of each part, the first from Bodleian ms. Douce 322 and Brit. Mus. Additional ms. 37049; the second from Lambeth Library ms. 853 and Cambridge University Library ms. Hh. 4. 12. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 38 pages. Deckled outer & bottom edges (rough cut). Top edge gilt in good condition. Gilt titles spine. Some sunlight fading to colour of front & rear covers at edges . illustrated with four full-page wood engravings by Eric Gill. Illustrator: Eric Gill. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Fifteenth Century Literature; Medieval Literature; Religious Poetry; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Literature & Literary. Inscribed by Editor. Inventory No: 5378. Hardcover (Original Blue Cloth).

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original cloth-backed boards with paper label to front panel. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED and inscribed by Sam Samuels. Physical description: 50 pages, illustrations, 22 cm. Subjects: Gill, Eric 1882-1940; Samuels, Samuel Art collections; Catalogues; Bibliography; Art Private collections. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. [Partial Colophon]: "Printed [-] at the Yellow Barn Press, [-] by Neil Shaver. The book was printed on a Vandercook press and handset in Eric Gill's 14 point Joanna. His Perpetua is the display face seen on the title page. A Gill Floriated Initial is used on page one. The paper is Mohawk Superfine Text, an archival quality paper. The pattern design used on the cover and endpapers was made for this edition by the wood engraver, John DePol. Incidentlly this volume is the fourth collaboration between John DePol and the Yellow Barn Press." 5 1/4 inches x 7 in., frontispiece portrait of Eric Gill by John DePol, title-page printed in dark blue and black; [6]pp., 15 pp., with the numbered colophon on the reverse of p. 15. Blue cloth with printed paper title labels mounted on the spine & front cover, dark blue, John DePol peacock design endpapers. This copy has been inscribed in ink on the reverse of the front endpaper: For [-] with best wishes April 11, 1990 [signed]: John DePol. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. LIMITED EDITION. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.2 inches). One of 350 copies, numbered and signed by Powys. Publishers green and white decorative paper covered boards with black buckram spine, lettered in gilt. A fine copy with the original prospectus loosely inserted. 300 ordinary copies were issued, numbered and signed by Powys and bound as this copy at 10s and 50 special copies, numbered 1-50, bound in quarter vellum, signed by Powys, and containing extra prints of the 2 engravings were issued at 30s. The prospectus shows the projected price for the ordinary copies (15s) crossed through and the new, lower price typed in. Although dated 1930 the book wasn't published until march 1931. --Evan Gill. Bibliography of Eric Gill. No. 394. Signed by Author(s).

A deluxe copy from the first 50 issued in a black morocco binding and with a suite of additional engravings, lacking one image. Full black morocco binding, top edge gilt; a little scuffed to edges; offsetting from glue used to secure the front pastedown. Vignette title and five engravings in the text with tissue guards printed on untrimmed leaves. Signed by Enid Clay and 'Eric G' and numbered on the limitation leaf to the rear. On the final leaf is a pocket for the additional images which has been slit open along the right edge. Additionally there are loose images printed on thick paper of: Marionette; The Housewife; Benediction and The Young Girl's Room - lacking A Baby. These have two of their own paper folders, labelled in a calligraphic hand: 'Eric Gill Engravings for Enid Clay's "The Constant Mistress"'. PROVENANCE: from the collection of a Palestinian woman living in Switzerland in the 1980s whose sister knew Eric Gill. A very good copy of a scarce issue of this book. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

Bristol: Douglas Cleverdon, 1929. 4to, (xii), 49, (5) pp. With an extra suite of the engravings on Japon, wood-engraved self-portrait and 103 plates, a few printed in red or red and black, additional plates loose as issued in pocket at end. Original de luxe binding of quarter vellum. A very good copy. Bookplate of R.L. Langdon-Down. § Limited to 80 de luxe copies signed by Gill with the extra suite on Japon of all the plates printed from the original blocks, from a total edition of 490. The de luxe copy of a scarce title - the first collection of Gill's work, including his magnificent illustrations for several Golden Cockerel Press books as well as designs for the St. Dominic's Press and many other ephemeral pieces, all printed from the original blocks. Evan Gill 17. Signed.