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197345641NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Spine sunned lacking the glassine else very good in publisher's cloth backed boards. Inscribed and signed by Gill on the front free endpaper. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1973115860New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1973. First edition. Hardcover. An excerpt from the then forthcoming book "Ways of Loving." Printed as a New Year's greeting for the friends of the author and publisher. A near fine copy with some fading to the spine and edges in a near fine glassine with a few small tears and a chip at the base of the spine. Publisher card laid in. Harcourt, Brace & World unknown books
19349024139London: Golden Cockerel Press 1934. Hardcover. Fine. One of 500 numbered copies bound in the publisher's original clolth covered boards cover and spine stamped in gilt. Printed and published by Christopher Sandford Francis J. Newbery & Owen Rutter at the Golden Cockerel Press. <br/><br/> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1934193178London Golden Cockerel Press 1934. 1934. Tall narrow 8vo. Title page vignette and full-page illustration by the author. Original gilt stamped cream cloth uncut light soiling. No signatures on bookplates. Very good. #23/500 numbered copies printed by Christopher Sandford et al at the Golden Cockerel Press. First use by the press of Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types. Hardcover. [London] Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. 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
1934239328London: Golden Cockerel Press 1934. No. 191 of 500 copies. Title vignette full-page frontispiece and wood-engraved initial capital by Eric Gill. 24pp. Printed by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1 vols. 4 1/2 x 9 inches. Cream buckram lettered in gilt on upper cover from Gill's design. Fine. Gill Eric. No. 191 of 500 copies. Title vignette full-page frontispiece and wood-engraved initial capital by Eric Gill. 24pp. Printed by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1 vols. 4 1/2 x 9 inches. According to the colophon this book was "the first in which the Press made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types." Gill 26 Golden Cockerel Press unknown books
193412241London: Golden Cockerel Press 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.cream basket-weave cloth. Near fine. Gill Eric. 16 pages. 9 x 4 1/2"with a frontispiece engraved on wood by the author. Limited edition copy 13 of 500 printed on Arnold paper in Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic type.The first book to appear in the new 14pt. version of this font. CHANTICLEER 92. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1917Embry 183437Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1917. First edition first printing. Toning to lower one half inch of spine panel lower corners just showing still near fine in edgeworn dust jacket with a one half inch chip to lower spine a one inch piece missing from mid spine and a closed tear with creases to lower front panel. Tape repairs to verso. Color frontis and b&w illustrations by Milo Winter. Illustrated boards. Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1917. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
196661930NY: P.J. Kennedy & Sons 1966. First edition. xvii 323 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket that has a small chip at the crown and light overall rubbing. NY: P.J. Kennedy & Sons unknown books
196614005NY: Kennedy 1966. First edn. 8vo pp. 323. A fine copy in little chipped and soiled dj. This is a biography of the noted type designer. Kennedy unknown books
1968156749Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California Los Angeles 1968. Softcover. G Covers have moderate aging soiling or foxing; only first page is not clear. Tan paper wraps 71 pp. several duotone illus. Reminiscences of the life and work of English sculptor printmaker and designer Eric Gill 1882-1940 as told by Cecil Gill Beatrice Warde and David Kindersley. Includes a few examples of his work and one view of the artist at work. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles unknown books
1987UTROLAS00DGOxford University Press 1987. Very Good. Trollope Anthony. The Last Chronicle of Barset. Gill Stephen Charles. New York: Oxford University Press 1987. 904pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with light rubbing to edges and a small crease at the top forward corner of the front cover. Final volume of the Barsetshire series. Oxford University Press paperback books
1997124480New York New York: Christie's 1997. Hardcover. VG. Slipcase covered in grey cloth; Grey cloth over boards; 131 pp.; 2 gatefolds; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Accompanied a Christie's auction held 12 May 1997. Includes two essays about the Loebs and their collection as well as works by Tissot Gauguin Toulouse-Lautrec Cezanne Delacroix and others. Christie's hardcover books
1974RGILGUN00LAWWilliamsburg Foundation 1974. Good. Gill Harold B. The Gunsmith in Colonial Virginia. Williamsburg VA: Williamsburg Foundation 1974. 139pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with gently bumped corners subtle rubbing and subtly soiled extremities. Quite inconspicuous crease in spine. Former owner's name penned on half title page. Williamsburg Foundation paperback books
1995150875Tiverton: Cornwall Books 1995. Hardcover. VG- Outer edges of pages are tanning lightly otherwise clean. Blue cloth gilt letters on spine dark turquoise and color illus. dust jacket 118 pp. BW & color illus. "Along with the Trelawnys each of the principal Cornish families has its own fascinating story which forms part of the rich heritage of Cornwall and sets that county apart from its neighbours. This book realtes the history of twenty-two families their houses and estates and describes within the context of national history the part each has played in the politics commerce and the arts of their day. . Here for the first time is an accessible study of the vital role played by the great families of Cornwall in shaping the affairs of the county and the nation studying their ups and downs; their great men and women as well as the odd black sheep." dj. Cornwall Books hardcover books
1995009040London: Taylor & Francis Publishers 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216pp. A collection of scholarly viewpoints on gender issues in society from domestic practices telephone sales and science technology. Each article has references. Index. In printed paper wraps. Taylor & Francis, Publishers unknown books
1932135143Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation 1932. Post-production Screen Continuity script for the 1932 film. Based on the 1931 novel "The Gay Bandit."<br/><br/>A football and wrestling star Ted Radcliffe heads West to claim his inheritance a cattle ranch smack in the middle of a Mexican-American border territory that wealthy land-grabber Paco Morales has been attempting to steal from its poorer residents. Luckily a masked hero has been fighting in favor of the peasants and Ted happens to fall for Morales' niece Adela while they battle Morales as well. <br/><br/>Pale blue titled wrappers dated January 26th 1932 noting footage of 5400 feet. Mimeograph duplication. Very Good plus condition. Fox Film Corporation unknown books
19319926ENew York: Cosmopolitan 1931. First Edition of the Author’s First Book. Signed presentation copy inscribed by the author Tom Gill inscribed: “To Rose: This first copy of a first novel. With all my best Tom.†Very good lightly used copy in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. A romantic adventure story set along the often treacherous Arizona-Mexico border. The front panel of the dust jacket is a striking color painting of a determined looking young American man and a lovely young Mexican woman wearing a tiara and an embroidered shawl. Cosmopolitan unknown books
1928107174Very slim small 8vo. London: Lanston Monotype Corp. for Eric Gill 1928. Very slim small 8vo 17 3 pp. Original black buckram as new. Bookplate by David Jones of Walter Shewring. § A true rarity limited to 55 copies and so inscribed in ink at the back by Eric Gill. Only two copies have sold at auction in the last 40 years; a handful of Institutional copies are noted. The book is a tiny treasure -- the title-page has a lovely device printed in red and the colophon has a large woodcut map of the location of Pigotts where Gill lived and worked at that time. Lanston Monotype Corp. for Eric Gill hardcover books
1931317876n.p. but actually St. Lawrence Waltham: The Golden Cockerel Press 1931. Number 473 of 488 numbered copies printed on Batchelor handmade paper from a total edition of five hundred copies. 64 wood-engraved illustrations and initials printed from the blocks by Eic Gill. 1 vols. Small folio. Three quarter white pigskin and tan polished buckram raised bands t.e.g. by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Some light soiling and faintest traces of rubbing to spine. Fine copy. Gill Eric. Number 473 of 488 numbered copies printed on Batchelor handmade paper from a total edition of five hundred copies. 64 wood-engraved illustrations and initials printed from the blocks by Eic Gill. 1 vols. Small folio. Gill's Masterpiece. One of Eric Gill's masterpieces as an illustrator. "Conceived in the fruitful mind of Robert Gibbings this is the Golden Cockerel book usually compared with the Doves BIBLE and the Kelmscott CHAUCER. A flower among the best products of English romantic genius it is also surely thanks to its illustrator . the book among all books in which the Roman type has been best mated with any kind of illustration" Chanticleer. Gill Eric Gill 285; Chanticleer 78; Artist & the Book 122; From Manet to Hockney 89 The Golden Cockerel Press unknown books
199121664London: Hodder & Stoughton 1991. 1st edition. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. Nr Fine/VG. 240 pp. 8vo. 24cm x 16cm. <br/><br/>Winner of the Crime Writers Association's Gold Dagger. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1994127049London: Cassell 1994. Paperback. xviii 282p. introduction references footnotes tables very good later printing trade paperback in lavender wraps. Cassell paperback books
198350832Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton 1983. Edition limited to 1435 copies this one of 1350 on Mohawk Superfine large 4to pp. xxiv 545 3; contains reproductions of 1074 of Gill's wood engravings 3 folding plates some of the illustrations are in color; fine copy in original cream shelf-backed black cloth boards embossed with a Gill image of three nudes publisher's slipcase. A virtually complete catalogue of all Gill's wood engravings notes by the publisher and "Eric Gill: A Personal Record by Douglas Cleverdon." With a publisher's slip laid in as issued regarding the binding structure. <br/><br/> Christopher Skelton hardcover books
1963229279London Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1963. 1963. Small 4to. Frontispiece self portrait of Gill and 205 woodcut illustrations by Eric Gill. 2 page introduction by John Physick. Original stiff cream wrappers stamped in black with a woodcut illustrations of a lion with wings. Very good. 94 pages original stiff wrappers. No signatures or bookplates. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. paperback books
196349746London: Victoria & Albert Museum by Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1963. 8vo pp. 8 94; illus. throughout; very good in original printed wrappers. Catalogue and reproductions of 206 engravings on wood and metal chosen from the comprehensive collection given to the V & A's Dept. of Prints and Drawings by Gill's widow in 1952. <br/><br/> Victoria & Albert Museum by Her Majesty's Stationery Office unknown books
