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Faber & Gwyer Limited, London. Very Good+. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. Yellow printed wrappers, stitched. 4 pages, with two wood engravings by Eric Gill. Covers have light smudging. ; 4-3/4" x 7-1/4"; 4 pages .
Gloria in Profundis by Chesterton, G. K - 1927
by Chesterton, G. K
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Gloria in Profundis
by Chesterton, G. K
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London: Faber & Gwyer Limited, 1927. Gill, Eric. 16mo. (4)pp. Opens to an engraved title page depicting the newborn Christ in Mary's arms and adored by Joseph and a shepherd. Chesterton's laudatory verses are stated as the chorus from an unfinished play. Bound in yellow wrappers with Gill's "Bambino" wood engraving on upper cover. With original buff mailing envelope. Fine. (Gill 278).
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- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1927
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Gloria in Profundis [No. 5 of Ariel Poems]
by Chesterton, G. K
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Gloria in Profundis
by Chesterton, G. K
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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London: Faber & Gwyer. Good with No dust jacket as issued. [1927]. First Edition. Softcover. Covers with some light rubbing and staining. Two light vertical creases through covers and all leaves.; [4] pages. Yellow printed wrappers. Page dimensions: 185 x 119mm. Illustrated with two wood-engravings by Eric Gill. Series: 'The Ariel Poems', Number 5. The "Chorus from an Unfinished Play". "There has fallen on earth for a token / A god too great for the sky." - the opening lines. .
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Gloria in Profundis
by G.K. Chesterton
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16mo (5 x 7.5) Limited issue. Stiff yellow boards, 6pp. Sewn page leaves with a black and white wood cut drawing by Ditchling artist and typographer Eric Gill. Boards show some minor rubbing and toning, contents are nearly fine. Chesterton s chorus from an unfinished play , a Christmas poem published here for the first time by Faber and Faber in the Ariel Poems series. No. 5 in the series, copy numbered 267 out of 350 to the colophon. A list of titles follows the text of the poems. A beautiful copy of a very scarce, very collectible Chesterton work, and additionally a rare collaboration with Gill.
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