Troilus and Criseyde
- London: The Folio Society, 2011
London: The Folio Society, 2011. Golden Cockerel Reborn - A Monument of English Private Press Printing"
No. 22 of 1,250 Copies - The Folio Society Facsimile in Full Goatskin
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. Troilus and Criseyde. Edited by Arundell Del Re. Wood engravings by Eric Gill. [London: The Folio Society, 2011].
"This Facsimile Edition." Limited to 1,250 numbered copies, this example no. 22.
Folio (12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 311 x 191 mm.). xii, [1]-309, [1], [2, blank], [1, limitation statement], [1, blank] pp.]
Illustrated throughout with Gill's celebrated wood engravings, originally printed at the Golden Cockerel Press under the direction of Robert Gibbings.
Printed in Germany by Memminger MedienCentrum on Rigoletto Panna felt-marked paper.
Elegantly bound by G. Lachenmaier in full black goatskin over beveled boards, covers decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt to a design by Neil Gower, smooth spine gilt-lettered, blue endpapers, all edges gilt, silk marker.
[With:]
The Golden Cockerel Press Troilus and Criseyde. Essays by Roderick Cave and Barry Windeatt. London: The Folio Society, 2011.
Folio (12 1/4 x 8 inches; 311 x 204 mm.). [1-6], 7-48 pp. Photogravure frontispiece and three additional photogravure illustrations.
Quarter black cloth over blue boards, front cover with printed paper label.
Together housed in the original black cloth clamshell case, spine lettered in gilt. A mint, as new set.
A meticulous and highly successful facsimile of the Golden Cockerel Press masterpiece of 1926-27, widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements of twentieth-century English private press printing - this Folio Society edition faithfully reproduces the scale, typography, and visual rhythm of the original.
Gill's wood engravings - at once austere, lyrical, and unmistakably modern - rank among his finest book illustrations, perfectly complementing the courtly intensity of Geoffrey Chaucer's great tragic romance. Printed on fine mould-made paper and bound in full goatskin, the present facsimile succeeds not merely as a reproduction, but as a convincing continuation of the Golden Cockerel aesthetic.
The accompanying scholarly volume, with essays by Cave and Windeatt, provides important bibliographical and literary context, further enhancing the set's appeal to collectors.
No. 22 of 1,250 Copies - The Folio Society Facsimile in Full Goatskin
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. Troilus and Criseyde. Edited by Arundell Del Re. Wood engravings by Eric Gill. [London: The Folio Society, 2011].
"This Facsimile Edition." Limited to 1,250 numbered copies, this example no. 22.
Folio (12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 311 x 191 mm.). xii, [1]-309, [1], [2, blank], [1, limitation statement], [1, blank] pp.]
Illustrated throughout with Gill's celebrated wood engravings, originally printed at the Golden Cockerel Press under the direction of Robert Gibbings.
Printed in Germany by Memminger MedienCentrum on Rigoletto Panna felt-marked paper.
Elegantly bound by G. Lachenmaier in full black goatskin over beveled boards, covers decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt to a design by Neil Gower, smooth spine gilt-lettered, blue endpapers, all edges gilt, silk marker.
[With:]
The Golden Cockerel Press Troilus and Criseyde. Essays by Roderick Cave and Barry Windeatt. London: The Folio Society, 2011.
Folio (12 1/4 x 8 inches; 311 x 204 mm.). [1-6], 7-48 pp. Photogravure frontispiece and three additional photogravure illustrations.
Quarter black cloth over blue boards, front cover with printed paper label.
Together housed in the original black cloth clamshell case, spine lettered in gilt. A mint, as new set.
A meticulous and highly successful facsimile of the Golden Cockerel Press masterpiece of 1926-27, widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements of twentieth-century English private press printing - this Folio Society edition faithfully reproduces the scale, typography, and visual rhythm of the original.
Gill's wood engravings - at once austere, lyrical, and unmistakably modern - rank among his finest book illustrations, perfectly complementing the courtly intensity of Geoffrey Chaucer's great tragic romance. Printed on fine mould-made paper and bound in full goatskin, the present facsimile succeeds not merely as a reproduction, but as a convincing continuation of the Golden Cockerel aesthetic.
The accompanying scholarly volume, with essays by Cave and Windeatt, provides important bibliographical and literary context, further enhancing the set's appeal to collectors.
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Title
Troilus and Criseyde
Author
CHAUCER, Geoffrey; GILL, Eric; FOLIO SOCIETY
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
London: The Folio Society, 2011