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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
by GILL, Eric. GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Waltham St Lawrence: printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings at The Golden Cockerel Press, 1929
. Edited by Walter Skeat, M.A. Illustrated by Eric Gill with numerous foliated and peopled borders, full- and half-page illustrations and initial letters. Initial letters printed in red and blue. One of 485 copies on paper of a total edition of 500. 4 volumes. Folio, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in original niger morocco-backed patterned boards, top edges gilt, others uncut. Very bright and crisp, a little fading and variation in tone of spine between volumes, as often, slight bumping to corners and rubbing to very edges of boards. ||The collaboration between Gill and the Gibbings is a rich one. This stands as one of the great works of the Press and of the twentieth century private press movement.
| An extremely bright set
. Edited by Walter Skeat, M.A. Illustrated by Eric Gill with numerous foliated and peopled borders, full- and half-page illustrations and initial letters. Initial letters printed in red and blue. One of 485 copies on paper of a total edition of 500. 4 volumes. Folio, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in original niger morocco-backed patterned boards, top edges gilt, others uncut. Very bright and crisp, a little fading and variation in tone of spine between volumes, as often, slight bumping to corners and rubbing to very edges of boards. ||The collaboration between Gill and the Gibbings is a rich one. This stands as one of the great works of the Press and of the twentieth century private press movement.
| An extremely bright set
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Details
- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11973
- Title
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
- Author
- GILL, Eric. GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings at The Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St Lawrence
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Eric Gill;Golden Cockerel Press;Canterbury Tales;Gibbings;Wood engraving Book,Private Press, Illustrated
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
Biblio member since 2012
LONDON, Greater London
About SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
RARE BOOK AND PRINT SELLER FOR OVER 30 YEARS SPECIALISING IN PRIVATE PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ARTISTS' & FINE PRESS BOOKS, FINE BINDING, LETTERING, TYPOGRAPHY PRINTS &C WE ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT OR CHANCE 7 DAYS A WEEK, DAY & EVENING, WE ARE MEMBERS OF PBFA, ABA & ILAB
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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