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GILL Stanley b. 1926.ABAA

"Computer software."

Gill EricABAA

A group of 3 Autograph Letters Signed and 1 Typed Letter Signed "Eric Gill" to Dr. A.C. Jordan about giving a prize of his "Clothes" and regarding a party given by the Men's Dress Reform Party

1936303936Pigotts North Dean High Wycombe 1936. 1 p. each annotations in another hand at bottom of one. 8vo. Old folds letter of July 2 unevenly toned. 1 p. each annotations in another hand at bottom of one. 8vo. To the secretary of the Men's Dress Reform Party. Three letters to Dr. Alfred Charles Jordan 1872-1956 British radiologist co-founder of the New Heath Society and Honorary Secretary of the Men's Dress Reform Party. In the letter of June 9 Gill agrees to present a copy of his book Clothes 1931 at the upcoming revel of the MDRP and says he's asked his publisher Cape to send a copy for him to autograph. In the letter of June 17 he encloses the book and thanks Jordan for tickets to the event saying he will "certainly come . unless run over or in jug." In the letter of July 2 he writes "I did enjoy the evening at Suffolk St. very much. But I was sorry so many of the men were merely in 'fancy' dress." He also accepts Jordan's invitation to have his name added to the organization's permanent committee. Accompanying the group is a Typed Letter Signed of Gill dated May 13 1936 in which Gill requests four issues of the MDRP publication. The subtitle of Gill's "Clothes" is "An essay upon the nature and significance of the natural and artificial integuments worn by men and women." In it Gill presents many ideas on dress reform for both men and women among which was his advocacy the skirt or tunic by both men and women a style that Gill himself adopted. The Men's Dress Reform Party was active from 1929-1940 and grew out of discussions within the Clothing Subcommittee of the New Health Society which had been co-founded by Dr. Jordan in 1925. For a history of the MDRP including Dr. Jordan's role in it see Barbara Burman "Better and Brighter Clothes" Journal of Design History Vol. 8 No. 4 1995 pp. 275-290. unknown books

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Dreyfus John; Gill Eric llustratorABAA

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

199017063103San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1990. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. One of 450 copies folio size 120 pp. with prospectus. 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. This volume particularly focuses on the work of printer and typographer Eric Gill 1882-1940 who completed a prodigious amount of work for the Golden Cockerel Press designing and illustrating fine press editions with his skillful and detailed wood engravings. ___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. With the original publisher's prospectus a single sheet folded once to four pages folio size Golden Cockerel publisher's device on the front sample illustration from the book on page 2 prospectus information on pp. three and four. ___CONDITION: Volume is fine with clean boards straight corners with no 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 is near fine clean with a few spots of light wear and one small one-quarter-inch closed tear to the top of the rear panel. Prospectus is near fine clean with a few shallow creases. ___CITATION: BCC no. 194. ___POSTAGE: Â 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 Book Club of California hardcover books

Swan's Fine Books · États-Unis165,00 $US≈ 139,61 €