Collection of 3 Works on Eric Gill: The Engravings (Godine Raisonne), Autobiography (1941), & Sotheran Prints Catalogue (2015).
Language: English
Published by David R. Godine, Dein-Adair Co.,Sotheran's, Various, 1990
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Cy Fern Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.Cy Fern Books
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A comprehensive three-volume collector’s reference group covering the life, wood engravings, letterforms, and bibliography of master artist Eric Gill: SKELTON, Christopher (Ed.). Eric Gill: The Engravings. Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Large quarto. 478 pp. The comprehensive catalogue raisonné recording over 1,000 of Gill's wood and copper engravings, cross-referenced with Physick's V&A catalogue numbers. GILL, Eric. Autobiography. New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1941. First American Edition. Octavo. 300 pp. Illustrated with 36 reproductions of Gill's works, including a striking self-portrait frontispiece. HENRY SOTHERAN LTD. Eric Gill: Prints & Books 2015. London: Sotheran's of Sackville Street, 2015. Exhibition Catalogue. 77 pp. Fully illustrated gallery catalogue recording 146 distinct prints and private press books. Physical Description: The Engravings is bound in the publisher's heavy forest-green cloth with bright spine gilt, housed in its original pictorial jacket. Autobiography is bound in sage cloth with dark green cover layout and preserved in Mylar. Sotheran Catalogue is a square, tight paper-wrapper octave in fine condition. Significance of Content: Together, this collection provides an exhaustive visual record and textual history of Eric Gill's prolific output across private presses (Golden Cockerel Press, Ditchling, St Dominic's Press). Christopher Skelton's master work remains the essential benchmark catalogue raisonné for print sellers and curators assessing Gill's graphic works. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine overall. Bindings across all three items remain firm, square, and structurally sound. Text blocks are clean, bright, and flat without internal markings, underlinings, or foxing. The Engravings dust jacket is clean with minor shelf rubbing at extremities. An exceptionally clean, tight grouping. Nt525nt5.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Collection of 3 Works on Eric Gill: The Engravings (Godine Raisonne), Autobiography (1941), & Sotheran Prints Catalogue (2015).
- Author
- Christopher Skelton (ed.) et al
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Dein-Adair Co.,Sotheran's, Various
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Eric Gill
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 10 pounds
- Seller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Collectible, Art, Design, Religion, Sexuality
Cy Fern Books
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