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1951146940London: Printed in England & Published by Curtis Warren Ltd. 1951. Octavo cover by Ray Theobald pictorial wrappers. First edition. Earth and Venus go to war over a fuel found on Venus. ". shoddy space opera." - Harbottle and Holland. Reginald 07553. Harbottle and Holland A257. 35¢ price stamped on front cover from owner's name stamped on title page spine panel a bit tanned a nearly fine copy. #146940 Printed in England & Published by Curtis Warren Ltd. unknown books
1951146939London: Printed in England & Published by Curtis Warren Ltd. 1951. Octavo cover by Ray Theobald pictorial wrappers. First edition. Earth and Venus go to war over a fuel found on Venus. ". shoddy space opera." - Harbottle and Holland. Reginald 07553. Harbottle and Holland A257. Short closed tear at bottom left corner of front cover else a fine copy. #146939 Printed in England & Published by Curtis Warren Ltd. unknown books
1984492391984. Gill T.D. South West Africa and the Sacred Trust 1919-1972. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Instituut 1984. ISBN 9067040274. ix 107 pp. Softbound worn. Heavy ink and pen markings thoughout. A reading copy. $5. unknown books
192122243Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth and buff boards. V ery good. Gill Eric. VIII 48 pages. 20 x 12 cm. Limited edition one of 240 copies in Caslon O.F. on hand-made paper watermarked with a device Bible & Crown. GILL 8 and No. 34 of St. Dominic's Press publications. Evan Gill also notes the two variant as noted below this copy in boards and cloth. St. Dominic's Press hardcover books
192120370Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press 1921. First edition. Original Wraps. Orig. cream wrappers toned. Very good in original frayed tissue wrapper. Gill Eric. VIII 48 pages. 20 x 12 cm. Limited edition one of 240 copies in Caslon O.F. on hand-made paper watermarked with a device Bible & Crown. GILL 8 and No. 34 of St. Dominic's Press publications. Evan Gill also notes the two variant editions in boards. St. Dominic's Press unknown books
192141278Ditchling Sussex: S. Dominic's Press 1921. First Edition. Variant binding a. 12mo 18cm.; publisher's linen-backed grey paper-covered boards; 646pp. A hint of wear and toning to board extremities else Very Good to Near Fine. GILL 8 describing the first state binding as sewn cream wrappers in glassine dust jacket. S. Dominic's Press unknown books
1921239342Ditchling Sussex: Printed and Published at S. Dominic's Press 1921. 6 46 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Linen and boards untitled. About fine. 6 46 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Gill 8; Taylor A82 Printed and Published at S. Dominic's Press unknown 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
1880401565London: John Murray 1880. Second edition inscribed by David Gill. Hinges split; top corner of front free endpaper wanting—despite these faults still a nice copy. 8vo. liv 285 pp. with 32 pp. of ads dated September 1888 bound in at rear. Frontispiece map and with tables and figures in the text.Publisher's brown cloth stamped in black and in gilt. Inscribed by David Gill on half-title: "To Annie Maclear/with best wishes/from David Gill/1890 Nov 18". Four-page manuscript poem "In Memoriam" pinned to front free endpaper. An account of Isobel Sarah Black Gill's 1848-1919 life on Ascension Island with her husband Scottish astronomer Sir David Gill 1843-1914. The purpose of this 1877 expedition was to measure the solar parallax-the distance between the Earth and the Sun-by observing Mars which was then the closest to Earth than it had been for a century. In his introduction to his wife's book he details the various historical attempts at this same endeavor. Among his many achievements David Gill was a pioneer in the field of astrophotography he photographed the Great Comet of 1882 and he served as the director of Lord Lindsay's later 26th Earl of Crawford private observatory. Also the Carte du Ciel project-an international effort to catalogue and map the stars-was continued largely due to Gill's support. His expedition to Ascension Island was partially funded by the Royal Astronomical Society where he later served as president from 1909-1911. Despite Isobel's claim that the book is an "unscientific account" in Chapter I she wrote a very knowledgeable description of her husband's work which relied upon objects such as knitting needles and lengths of fabric to explain the measuring of astronomical distances and angles. David Gill was once asked if his wife knew anything about astronomy to which he replied "Not a word thank God!" Inscribed to Annie Maclear 1868-1945 the granddaughter of Sir Thomas Maclear 1794-1879 an Irish astronomer known for his work recalculating the dimensions of the Earth and also a friend of David Livingstone. Both Maclear and Gill spent much of their careers in South Africa and both served as Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope from 1833-1870 and 1879-1907 respectively. When they first moved to Ascension Island Annie Maclear was one of the Gills' first visitors and became a dear friend. On December 28 1890 in Cape Town South Africa Annie married Harold Jacoby 1865-1932 an American astronomer and an assistant of Gill's. This book was perhaps an engagement or wedding gift as the inscription is dated a month before the wedding. Laid in is a fair copy of a lengthy poem in honor of Maclear entitled "In Memoriam" "Died at Mowbray on the 14th July 1879. Sir Thomas Maclear late H. M. Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope in his 86th year." that is signed by Gill although her name appears to be misspelled "Isabel". The poem appears to be unique as we can find no mention or trace of it and to our knowledge it remains unpublished. A footnote explains that Maclear was totally blind in his last years and the poem ends appropriately with the lines "The weary eyes that rested here/Preparing for a purer light/Have opened far beyond the stars/And endless day succeeds the night." In a letter to the English mathematician and astronomer Sir George Airy notifying him of Thomas Maclear's death David Gill wrote that though he had only met him a few times he was deeply impressed by Maclear's work and hoped to "produce much valuable metal from the ore which Maclear has collected.". <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
1878317555London: John Murray 1878. With a Map. liv 285pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters modern brown polished calf and marbled boards red leather title label. Fine. With a Map. liv 285pp. 8vo. Life on Ascension Island with her husband Scottish Astronomer David Gill to measure the solar parallax-the distance between the Earth and the Sun-by observing Mars which was then the closest to Earth than it had been for a century. John Murray unknown books
31978GILL Guela. Signed Photograph. An 8- by 10-inch black-and-white publicity photograph head-shot issued by Columbia Elektra Records. Signed by Gill. $25.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
2000204077Denver: Gill Foundation 2000. 32p. 8x12 inches financial reports news plans staff grants endnotes graphs and figures tables photos very good report in colorful glossy stapled orange wraps. Gill Foundation unknown books
1989142617Upton Wirral Cheshire: The Aylesford Press 1989. Octavo quarter cloth and marbled boards. First edition. Limited to 400 numbered copies this being part of the unsigned hardbound trade issue. Gill's 1939 essay is prefaced by a foreword by Brocard Sewell and an introduction by Roger Smith. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #142617 The Aylesford Press unknown books
2004UGILSEN00NJSPCK 2004. Very Good. Gill Robin. Sense of Grace. London: SPCK 2004. 117pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing to extremities. SPCK paperback books
19187029Ditchling: Douglas Pepler 1918. First Edition. Slim octavo; buff printed wrappers; 21pp 4pp publisher's ads. Covers trimmed short see note below; mild wear and creasing to wrapper edges still Very Good or better. Apparently a mixed issue: covers are Gill's third variant without the crossed-out price but title page rules and pagination p.5 conform to the earlier state. Since the wrappers on our copy are undersized by about 1/4" it seems plausible that this copy may have been made up using a remainder of the earliest state of the text with the later issue wrappers. Scarce Gill item; GILL Bibliography 5. Douglas Pepler unknown books
1920D7568Ditchling Sussex: Saint Dominic's Press n.d. c. 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Buckram lettered and illustrated in black on upper board; 12mo; pp. 41. Buckram a little foxed; spine tips and corners very gently rubbed. A nice copy. <br/><br/> Saint Dominic's Press hardcover 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
192315647Ditchling: Douglas Pepler 1923. Hardcover. Orig. beige linen cloth lettered in black. Near fine. Gill Eric. 41pages. 17 x 13 cm. The first edition entitled simply "Sculpture An Essay" published 1918 no. 21 of St. Dominic's Press publications. This edition in book form with considerable additions and alterations a Preface and three wood engravings by Gill. GILL 10. "This book comprises two esays previously published separately." TAYLOR & SEWELL A112. Printed on Batchelor hand-made paper very bright and clean Gill front cover illustration replicates that of the title page. Douglas Pepler hardcover books
19179177Ditchling: Douglas Pepler 1917. First edition. Original Wraps. Orig. printed brown wrappers. Near fine. Gill Eric. 24 pages. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Number 21 of St. Dominic's Press Publications. The essay originally appeared in THE HIGHWAY June 1917 No. 70. Printed from Caslon O.F. on hand-made paper. Limited edition one of 400. GILL 5. Crisp bright copy. Douglas Pepler unknown books
1923WRCLIT57677Ditchling Sussex: Saint Dominic's Press 1923. Pictorial linen. First collective edition of these two essays with revisions. Printed in Caslon Old Face type on Batchelor handmade paper. Binding slightly bowed and smudged otherwise a very good copy. GILL 10. Saint Dominic's Press unknown books
194041279London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1940. First Edition. Small octavo 20cm.; publisher's cloth in grey dust jacket printed in red red topstain; 197pp.; frontispiece full-page illus. throughout. Light wear to jacket extremities brief archival tape repair to spine crown verso not visible to exterior spine a hint toned else Very Good and sound. GILL 45. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd unknown books
1956047635Urbana: University of Illinois Press 1956. 284p. b/w illus. chipped dj. University of Illinois Press unknown books
19851326209Canberra: The Australian War Memorial 1985. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 689; G/G; beige tan spine with burgundy and blue text; dust jacket has some soiling to exterior; minor dings to edges; lightly sunned spine; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight smudges to exterior edges; light foxing to exterior head edge; interior clean; illustrated;. 1326209. FP New Rockville Stock. The Australian War Memorial hardcover books
1968189614Australian War Memorial 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2 Volume set. Both dust jackets are wrapped- both jackets have minor wear. Both have dark blue cloth boards. Both are clean with good bindings. Volume 1 has a small personal stamp on the front free endpaper- neither volume has any other marks or notations. Australian War Memorial hardcover books
1984249720Bakersville NC: RFD 1984. Magazine. 64p. 8.25x10.5 inches poetry editorials photos art fair magazine in stapled pictorial white wraps with heavy toning and wear splits at spinefold. Rustic Fairy Dreams aka Radical Faerie Digest. RFD unknown books
