Eric Gill the Engravings by Christopher Skelton - 1990

David R. Godine , 1990. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2300grams, ISBN:0879238534

Boston: David R. Godine, 1990. First US edition. Hardback. Very Good +/very good +. First printing of this edition. 4to (310 x 230mm). Pp 478 with 993 plates including some in colour. Green cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine and blind stamped on the upper panel. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy in price-clipped dust jacket.

David R. Godine, Publisher. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's oversized gilt-titled cloth. First US edition. Slight soil/shelfwear to edges. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is about fine with hint of shelfwear. ; 9.5 X 1.7 X 12.1 inches; 478 pages .

Boston: David R. Godine, 1990. First US Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 478 pages; VG/VG; spine white with orange lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$75.00', mild shelfwear; shelved British Art. 1363923. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

David R. Godine, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Both book and jacket are in very good condition with moderate wear. Additional photos available upon request. Due to size and weight of book there may be additional shipping charges..

Boston, MA: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990. 478pp. Blindstamped green decorative cloth. 993 engravings. Pinihole nick on the front panel, otherwise unread, as new. Unclipped pictorial jacket like new. in mylar sleeve. A man torn between the spirit and the flesh, English book illustrator, craftsman and engraver Eric Gill (1882-1940) attempted to capture God's presence both in a Madonna and Child and in pictures of couples making love. Gill's freewheeling, humanistic interpretation of the Gospels still startles and provokes; his illustrations for The Canterbury Tales , Henry VIII and the Song of Songs combine lively drama, warmth and wit. His silhouette portraits can be seen as precursors of photorealism but he generally avoided naturalism, opting instead for powerful, subtly patterned designs and a marriage of image with printer's type. This compilation of engravings reveals an artist with an exquisite touch, whether at work on commercial logos, pressmarks, flower studies or erotic… Read More

Boston: David R. Godine, 1990. Hardcover. Near new, fresh unused condition, covers bright, text clean & binding tight / bright and crisp dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.. Size: 9.25"x12.25", 478pp., profusely illustrated.

Boston: David R. Godine, 1990. 0879238534. hard cover, mint condition in mint dust jacket . Eric Gill. Boston: hard cover, mint condition in mint dust jacket 1990 0879238534

David R. Godine. Used - Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Jacket in acetate. Small mark from previous bookstore's sticker on front jacket panel. Slight sunning to jacket spine, with additional minor scuffing to rest of jacket. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Art).

Boston: David Godine, 1990. First American edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: David Godine, 1990, first printing. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12 1/4", 478pp., illustrated with 993 engravings. Blind embossed green cloth with gilt titles, red endpapers. Light dust foxing along top edge of page block, else fine in near fine dust jacket. A beautiful volume. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio.