From the Jerusalem Diary of Eric Gill
by Gill, Eric
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Printing Office of Linotype & Machinery, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Buff paper-covered boards with title in black on front cover. Orange-brown cloth spine. Condition: Good. Foxing to endpapers and sporadically throughout book. Previous owners name in pencil on front endpaper. Binding cracked internally in one place. One of a limited edition of 300 copies, this is no.270. 59pp. Edited by Gill's wife Mary, this book contains extracts from the diary Eric Gill sent his wife on his way to Palestine, giving his impressions of the Holy Land. He regarded his journey as much a pilgrimage as to a place where he had been commissioned by Austen Harrison to carry out some work. 10 b/w photographic illustrations of carvings made by Eric Gill c.1934 around the courtyard of the Rockefeller museum in Jerusalem, which opened to the public in 1938.. They present the various civiliszations which formed the cultures of the land of Palestine..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006385
- Title
- From the Jerusalem Diary of Eric Gill
- Author
- Gill, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Printing Office of Linotype & Machinery
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- eric gill, rockefeller museum, jerusalem, austen harrison
- Bookseller catalogs
- Typography;
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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