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192720372Capel-Y-Ffin Abergavenny: Francis Walterson 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter red buckram spine green/blue mottled batik boards spine lettered in gilt. Near fine. Gill Eric. 21 pages. 22 x 17.5 cm. Limited edition copy 116 of 150 signed by Eric Gill hand printed on Batchelor hand-made paper by the Chiswick Press with wood engravings by Eric Gill. Introduction by John O'Connor noting the author composed this piece in a Toledo cell. GILL 280. Clean bright copy backstrip slightly sunned. Francis Walterson hardcover books
193036916Piggots Near Speen Buckinghamshire: Printed by René Hague & Eric Gill 1930. One of 225 copies. 5 x 3-3/4 inches. Wood-engraved frontispiece by Gill. Single unsigned gathering of four leaves. 8 pp. 1 vols. Original blue wrappers. Fine. Gill Eric. One of 225 copies. 5 x 3-3/4 inches. Wood-engraved frontispiece by Gill. Single unsigned gathering of four leaves. 8 pp. 1 vols. The first book printed at Gill's home Piggots Buckinghamshire; and not offered for sale. Gill 283 Printed by René Hague & Eric Gill unknown books
1938WRCLIT39105London: J.M. Dent for Hague & Gill 1938. Small quarto. Sewn stiff wrappers. First edition. Plates. About fine in original printed sleeve the latter faintly dusty. Eleven short essays on timely topics. GILL 37. J.M. Dent (for Hague & Gill) unknown books
3118Offered here is a set of twelve sheets from Eric Gill's Golden Cockerell issue of the "Four Gospels" likely printed by Christopher Skelton from his 1987 edition. Various pages all fine condition. The "Four Gospels" is commonly considered one of the greatest Press Books of the late 19th and early 20th Century alongside the "Dove's Bible" and the "Kelmscott Chaucer." <br/><br/> unknown books
1920201437Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press 1920. First. paperback. fine. Gill Eric. Small 8vo printed wrappers uncut & unopened. Ditchling Sussex: St. Dominic's Press n.d ca.1920. Fine.<br/><br/> Welfare Handbook No. 4. Contains one wood engraving by Eric Gill<br/><br/> St. Dominic's Press unknown books
1935D7560London: Faber & Faber 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Publisher's red cloth lettering stamped in blue on spine; in blue dust jacket lettered in red; small 8vo; pp. 142. Spine tips and edges of boards lightly scuffed; cloth split along front joint but holding just fine; some pencilled underlinings. Dust jacket a little soiled; tanned along spine; and chipped along the edges; not price-clipped and in mylar. Sold as is. Three lectures given at University College Bangor in November 1934. <br/><br/> Faber & Faber hardcover books
19359173London: Faber and Faber 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. red cloth. Very good. Gill Eric. 144 pages. 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 cm. Title page illustration by Gill. GILL 31. Backstrip chipped at extremities. Covers a bit rubbed. Faber and Faber hardcover books
193835362London: J. M. Dent & Sons for Hague & Gill Ltd. prs. colophon: 1938. Square 8vo 21 cm; 8". 12 ff. i.e. 24 pp. illus. <br><br>In this collaborative work Gill supplied eleven short essays and his son-in-law husband of Petra provided the eleven full-page illustrations. The essays are: "Unholy trinity" "Unholy alliance" "Work and leisure" "Paradox of plenty" "Wheels within wheels" "Yes we have no bananas" "Europa and the bull" "Swine" "Cannon fodder" "Safe for Christianity" and "Melancholia." They treat of social problems war and society and capitalism. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Gill second ed. 37. Publisher's pink paper wrappers printed on front in blue housed in matching pink and blue paper envelope. Pamphlet in fine condition; envelope with bumped edges and corners and a few spots of smudging. J. M. Dent & Sons (for Hague & Gill Ltd. [prs.]) unknown books
17083239n. p. n. p. Limited Edition. No binding. Near Fine. Gill Eric. No. 39 of 50 numbered in pencil by Eric Gill. Lovely engraving on copper of Moira Gibbings by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940 signed in the plate by Gill and numbered 39 of 50 in Gill's hand. Robert Gibbings took over the Golden Cockerel Press in 1924 and Gill supplied illustrations for the Press's major works "Canterbury Tales" and "Four Gospels" during Gibbings's tenure; the Gibbings were personal friends of Gill's as well. The engraving has a gentleness to it; the simple and understated line work form the beautiful detail of the portrait.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Cream laid paper watermarked "Hand Made" printed in black with a heavy block imprint; leaf 13" by 10" engraving 6.75" by 4.5". <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine with only slight crimping to corners and edges from handling. <br/><br/>___CITATION: Skelton P296. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. unknown books
17083258n. p. n. d. No binding. Near fine. Gill Eric. Print of Eric Gill's wood engraving "Dress 1920" P186 on very thin tissue paper; the engraving was used in "Welfare Handbook No. 7" 1921. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Cream leaf of tissue paper approximately 11.75" by 9.25" with 3.5" by 3" engraving printed in black. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine with light crimping to edges. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. unknown books
17083260n. p. n. d. No binding. Very good . Gill Eric. Print of Eric Gill's wood engraving "Girl Sleeping" P334 on very thin tissue paper; the engraving was created for "Song of Songs" 1925 but not used. The gentle scene is created with delicate line work to delineate a figure in repose; Gill demonstrates his mastery of the craft with clean illustrative marks and balanced areas of black and white. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Cream leaf of tissue paper approximately 11.75" by 9.25" with 1.5" by 3.5" engraving printed in black. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Very good plus with light creasing to the edges and two small spots of foxing. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. unknown books
17083263n. p. n. d. Limited Edition. No binding. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 4 of 10 numbered and signed by Eric Gill. The Golden Cockerel Press published an edition of Chaucer's collection of lyric narratives "The Canterbury Tales" featuring wood engravings by Eric Gill 1882-1940; Gill designed initial capitals to begin each tale and borders fill the work throughout. <br/><br/>This print a proof print of "The Clerk's Tale" P656 on laid paper has one of Gill's classically sensual figures perched in a tree with an initial capital S that would begin the tale; the print is signed in pencil "Eric G" below the engraving with the limitation number also in his hand.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Thin cream laid paper top edge untrimmed printed in black; leaf including margins 7.75" by 11" engraving 5.25" by 8" in an edition of 10 this number 4 numbered and signed by Eric Gill.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine clean overall with a few very faint foxing marks to lower margin some light creasing around the edges. <br/><br/>___CITATION: Skelton P656.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. unknown books
17083257n. p. n. d. No binding. Very good . Gill Eric. Scarce woodblock print of Eric Gill's "The Purchaser" P40 on tissue paper initialled "E. G." in the block; the engraving was used in "The Devil's Devices" and elsewhere. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Cream leaf of tissue paper approx. 11.75" by 9.25" with 5" by 3.25" print in black. <br/><br/>___CONDITON: Very good plus with light crimping to the edges and a few faint spots of foxing. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. unknown books
193217083234London: Printed by Hague & Gill Published by Sheed & Ward 1932. Limited Edition. Sewn binding. Near fine. Gill Eric. One of 500 copies duodecimo size 22 pp. inscribed by Eric Gill. This volume is a presentation copy with a nice association to Eric Gill's 1882-1940 sculptural work; here Gill articulates the purpose and artistry of sculpture of function as opposed to aesthetic appeal. <br/><br/>Inscribed on the front wrap near the author's printed name "To Edward Maufe Sept. 1932 from &" "by Eric Gill" printed and signed "ECG" in green ink to the last page of text. Sir Edward Brantwood Maufe 1882-1974 was a friend sometime collaborator and longtime patron of Gill. A renowned architect particularly esteemed for his work on places of worship and memorials in 1932 Maufe won a competition to design Guildford Cathedral; Gill's sculpture "St John the Baptist" resides above the cathedral's south door. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Pamphlet-stitched yellow wrappers printed in red and black with a wood engraving by Gill "Flames for Tree and Dog" P733a to rear wrapper frontispiece wood engraving by Gill "Artist and Mirror II" P837; duodecimo 6.75" by 4" pagination: 1-20 21-22.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Very good plus with clean wraps overall without edge wear but for slight creasing at the corners of the wraps the binding is tight the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; light toning to the wrappers and slight foxing to the page block. <br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill no. 23. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Printed by Hague & Gill, Published by Sheed & Ward unknown books
1986CNJL1016Council Bluffs: The Yellow Barn Press 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric; DePol John. No. 58 of 200 copies reprinted from the S. Dominic's Press edition of 1921 with prospectus. The fourth collaboration of John DePol and Yellow Barn Press this volume contains an essay by Eric Gill 1882-1940 in which he argues the purpose of dress and vanity among the sexes. With a new frontispiece woodcut portrait of Eric Gill by DePol and two woodcuts by Gill throughout the essay; includes the prospectus for the book and an extra spine label laid in at the first page of the text. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full bright blue cloth paper label with a John DePol design in light blue and white with title in black on the front board white paper spine label with black lettering endpapers patterned in the same DePol peacock design in deep navy frontispiece woodcut illustration of Eric Gill by John DePol with two additional woodcuts by Eric Gill throughout title page text is in Gill's Perpetua in navy and black and a Gill Floriated initial is used on page one; Gill's 14 pt. Joanna type Mohawk Superfine Text paper duodecimo size 7" by 5.25" pagination: i-vi 1-15 1 colophon one of 200 copies this number 58. With the prospectus a bifolium of white paper printed in black and navy.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges and the interior is clean and bright; a slight soiling mark on the front board but boards are clean overall and a small P. O. address label from a prior owner on the verso of the rear free endpaper. The prospectus is very good plus clean with colours bright lightly crimped to upper corner else fine. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Yellow Barn Press hardcover books
193117082110London: Jonathan Cape Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press Cambridge 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 129 of 160 octavo size 206 pp. signed by Eric Gill. Clothing has long been an integral part of society and can be used to reflect diverse religious and cultural identities. In this essay Eric Gill 1882-1940 discusses the significance of clothes in society and argues for a more egalitarian approach to clothing; for example Gill advocates the suitability of men's clothing trousers for women as a way to liberate the sexes and create a more equal society.<br/><br/>Gill provides wood engravings for the book illustrating his concepts and showcasing his masterful rendering of the technique; his illustrations have a slightly satirical slant while evoking the pathos of his arguments.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter brown pigskin with marbled paper boards gilt rules and lettering on the spine top edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut illustrations include title page device "Woman Dancing" P712; "Art and Prudence" P714; "Clothes as Houses" P715; "Clothes as Workshops" P716; "Clothes as Churches and Town Halls" P717; "Clothes for Special Parts" P718; "The Tyranny of Tailors" P719; "Nature and Nakedness" P720; "Trousers" P21; and a tailpiece of "Trousers and Spats" P722; octavo 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-vii 1-2 3-196 197-198 1 colophon one of 160 copies this number 129 signed "Eric G" on the colophon.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some slight rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards and to the corners a faint stain to the gutter of Contents page and very slight cracking to the gutter at pages 128 and 129 but hinges are still tight.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill 22. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Jonathan Cape [Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge] hardcover books
193417041003London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1934. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 197 of 500 octavo size 16 pp. "The Lord's Song" is a sermon composed by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940; it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility in an age dominated by an industrial work force. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types and Gill contributes wood engravings to accompany his text in a combination of spiritual and social criticism.<br/><br/>This copy has a rather remarkable provenance as evidenced by the prior owners' bookplates to the paste-down endpapers: A. M. Albert Mayer Cohn bibliographer of George Cruikshank whose bookplate features Cruikshank's "Connoisseurs at a Book Stall" and a Ditchling address label; Evelyn and Lowell Kerr creators of one of the principal collections of Algernon Charles Swinburne in the U.S.; and the bookseller's ticket of Philip Duschnes renowned New York bookseller and publisher of "The New Colophon".<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full white buckram with gilt lettering on the spine and front board wood engraving of "St. Thomas' Hands" P382 used on books containing writings by Gill to title page plate of "The Lord's Song" P856 facing page 5; Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types Arnold and Foster's pure rag paper octavo 9" by 4.5" pagination: 1-4 5-15 16 one of 500 copies this number 197.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and the only prior owner markings we see are the bookplates mentioned above; the white buckram has light overall soiling spine is lightly sunned and there is slight foxing to front and rear endpapers.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill no. 26 Chanticleer 92.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1967304975San Francisco The Book Club of California 1967. 1967. Small 8vo. Frontispiece portrait and numerous b/w photographs facsimiles. Original black cloth stamped in gilt. Very good. 24 pages. As issued without dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. One of 400 copies printed at the Ward Ritchie Press. Laid in loose is the original prospectus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. [San Francisco] The Book Club of California [1967]. hardcover books
193918041701London: James Clarke & Co. Ltd 1939. Wraps. Near fine. Gill Eric. A small book by the inimitable printmaker and typographer Eric Gill 1882-1940 in which he makes a case for socialism and social justice through the lens of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; each stage of his crucifixion is examined and explored as it relates to contemporary social and economic issues. <br/><br/>This book features a wood engraving by Gill of Jesus Christ carrying the cross done in simple line work carved into the block.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Green paper wraps dark navy lettering and wood engraving by Eric Gill on the front wrap dark navy lettering on the spine title page with same wood engraving as the front wrap; sixteenmo 6.5" by 4" pagination: i-iv 1-21. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean wraps a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; spine is sunned shallow crease to the front wrap very slight wear to the corners and slight cracking at the gutter of pages 16 and 17 but text block is still strong.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill no. 40.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___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. James Clarke & Co. Ltd unknown books
19385440London: J.M. Dent 1938. First edition. Original Wraps. Orig. salmon wrappers printed inblue. Fine in the original printed matching sleeve. Latter is lightly spotted very good. Tegetmeier Denis. Unpaginated approximately 24 pages. Text by Gill with eleven full-page illustrations by Denis Tegetmeier his son-in-law. Printed by Hague & Gill for Dent. An usually crisp copy but more important the often lacking printed sleeve is present and more than serviceable. GILL37. J.M. Dent unknown books
192319758Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige basket weave cloth front cover printed paper label. Fine. 26 pages. 17 x 13 1/2 cm. Title page with wood-engraving in red and eight total-engravings three by David Jones and six by Eric Gill -- containing two additional wood-engravings not noted in the GILL bibliography opposite pages 15 and 19 -- a house floating at sea with the holy ghost as Dove and a flowering potted plant respectively. No.40 of of St. Dominic's Press publications. GILL 87. TAYLOR & SEWELL A111. Clean very fresh copy. From the Library of Jacques Levy. St. Dominic's Press hardcover books
194116948New York: Devin Adair 1941. 7th prtg. Grey cloth binding. Dust jacket. Gd edges are slightly rubbed. small snag on front/Gd chipped with a few small tears along edges. price clipped. slightly sunned. xv 1 300pp illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/> Devin Adair hardcover books
1993144958Wirral Cheshire: The Aylesford Press 1993. Octavo with a frontispiece portrait of the author black quarter-buckram over marbled boards colored endpapers. First edition. One of 100 hardbound copies numbered and signed by Sewell there was also a numbered issue of 300 unsigned with a plainer binding. Reprints two short essays on typography by the authors both printed originally in 1936. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #144958 The Aylesford Press unknown books
1948144557New York: The Devin-Adair Company 1948. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. 480 pages. A collection of Eric Gill's letters edited by Walter Shewring. A tight near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. The Devin-Adair Company unknown books
1947175879London: Jonathan Cape 1947. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. . 480 pages. A collection of Eric Gill's letters edited by Walter Shewring. Includes a few illustrations. A tight close to near fine copy with a small indentation to the top edge of the front and rear boards former owner signature to the front free endpaper and a vintage bookstore sticker to the rear pastedown. No dust jacket. Jonathan Cape unknown books
