A Typographical Masterpiece; An account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931
- Hardcover
- San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by Meriden-Stinehour Press], 1990
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by Meriden-Stinehour Press], 1990. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Gill, Eric. One of 450 copies, folio size, 120 pp. This publication from the Book Club of California is an in-depth look at the Golden Cockerel Press edition of "The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ", printed in 1931; John Dreyfus presents the history and development of this masterful work through numerous facsimiles of documents pertaining to the publication, including sketches and working papers and the original paste-ups for the text.
The volume particularly focuses on the work of printer and typographer Eric Gill (1882-1940), a highly regarded printmaker, sculptor, and typographer (as well as a complicated man). Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press, as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press.
___DESCRIPTION: Full beige cloth, illustration in gilt on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, brown endpapers, frontispiece a facsimile of a wood engraving by Eric Gill, title page with illustration of a cockerel in black, facsimiles of wood engravings by Gill, type specimens, and pages from "The Four Gospels", as well as black-and-white photographs, throughout; linotronic Galliard type, Mohawk Superfine paper, folio size (13.25" by 9.5"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-105 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a glassine wrapper.
___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper fine overall, clean and without noticeable wear.
___CITATION: BCC no. 194.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
The volume particularly focuses on the work of printer and typographer Eric Gill (1882-1940), a highly regarded printmaker, sculptor, and typographer (as well as a complicated man). Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press, as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press.
___DESCRIPTION: Full beige cloth, illustration in gilt on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, brown endpapers, frontispiece a facsimile of a wood engraving by Eric Gill, title page with illustration of a cockerel in black, facsimiles of wood engravings by Gill, type specimens, and pages from "The Four Gospels", as well as black-and-white photographs, throughout; linotronic Galliard type, Mohawk Superfine paper, folio size (13.25" by 9.5"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-105 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a glassine wrapper.
___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper fine overall, clean and without noticeable wear.
___CITATION: BCC no. 194.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Details
Title
A Typographical Masterpiece; An account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931
Author
Dreyfus, John; Gill, Eric (Artist)
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Fine
Publisher
The Book Club of California [printed by Meriden-Stinehour Press]: San Francisco
Date
1990
Edition
First and Limited Edition