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A Typographical Masterpiece. An Account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Four Gospels in 1931.
by DREYFUS, John. GILL, Eric. Bound by CLARE SKELTON
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Bain & Williams, 1991. One of 40 specials bound by Clare Skelton with an original print from the block on handmade Gampi paper printed by Graham Williams. Printed by Meriden-Stinehour press on Superfine Paper from the Mohawk Paper Mills. Text composed in Linotronic Galliard with title and chapter headings set in Golden Cockerel type by Rampant Lions Press. Folio, special binding by Clare Skelton of red morocco spine, boards covered in red, green and blue silk in a triangle design, gilt titling to spine housed in a brown cloth slipcase. An exceptional copy.||This handsome study considers in detail the process behind the design and printing of the great Golden Cockerel Press Four Gospels. Dreyfus writes about the collaboration between Gibbings and Gill as one of the greatest printings of the Gospels.
An excellent book providing a handsome and fascinating companion to the great work itself with examples of pasteups, proofs and photographs of the process behind the book.| One of 40 specially bound copies, with a Gill print from the block ‘Christ from Emmanus’
An excellent book providing a handsome and fascinating companion to the great work itself with examples of pasteups, proofs and photographs of the process behind the book.| One of 40 specially bound copies, with a Gill print from the block ‘Christ from Emmanus’
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11998
- Title
- A Typographical Masterpiece. An Account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Four Gospels in 1931.
- Author
- DREYFUS, John. GILL, Eric. Bound by CLARE SKELTON
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bain & Williams
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Fine binding;Clare Skelton;Eric Gill;Golden Cockerel Book,Private Press
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SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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About SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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