Art & Love

Bristol, England: Robert Gibbings at the Golden Cockerell Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, for Douglas Cleverdon, 1927. Limited to 260 copies, the first 35 of which are signed by the artist on the limitation statement and contain an extra set of engravings in the rear. Full vellum on boards (warped). Gilt title on spine, untrimmed and mostly unopned sheets. printed on Batchelor hand made paper with oak leaf watermark. 26 pp., 6 copperplate etchings (and 6 additional duplicates in folding envelope inside rear cover). Item #173474

Evan Gill, in his bibliography, notes the following: Although the printing was completed on June 30th 1927 the book wasn't published until march 1928. 225 ordinary copies were issued, numbered and signed by Gill, and bound in black buckram at 21 shillings and 35 special copies, numbered 1-35, bound in full vellum and signed by Gill, were issued at 2 quineas, although 25 of the ordinary and 5 of the special edition were not for sale. --Evan Gill. Bibliography of Eric Gill. No. 14. This copy has soiled endpapersa and a somewhat soiled and warped vellum cover. All plates present and clean.

OCLC: 560851837

Price: $1,950.00

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