The Devil's Devices or, Control versus Service. By Douglas Pepler. With Woodcuts by Eric Gill.

(Saint Dominic's Press) Pepler (Hilary).

Published by 8vo, 19cm, pp.viii,126 + ad, Published at the Hampshire House Workshops, Hammersmith, London, 1915.

About this Item

[One of 1300 (+ 200 signed) copies.] Illustrated with 12 wood engravings or devices of which 11 are by by Eric Gill. Quarter grey cloth, with black spine titling (occasionally it is black cloth and unlettered), red paper-covered boards repeating the title-page. Half-title very lightly yellowed. A fine copy. First edition. Although printed at the Westminster Press, this book is always associated with the Saint Dominic's Press as being the first joint production of Gill and Pepler. A prospectus describes it as 'a sociological satire containing an account of a cinema entertainment in Satan's Circuit and an appreciation of No.27, an English working man'. (Gill 259).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Devil's Devices or, Control versus Service. By Douglas Pepler. With Woodcuts by Eric Gill.
• Publisher: 8vo, 19cm, pp.viii,126 + ad, Published at the Hampshire House Workshops, Hammersmith, London, 1915.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Press