Fine Books & Manuscripts
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Lot 542
GILL, Eric (1882?1940). Art?Nonsense and Other Essays. Lond...
Estimate: $300 - $400
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GILL, Eric (1882?1940). Art?Nonsense and Other Essays. London: Cassell & Co., Ltd & Francis Walterson, 1929. Royal 8vo. Woodcut vignette by Gill on title?page. Original publisher?s red buckram over beveled boards, gilt?lettered spine, top edge gilt, others uncut (a bit of spotting to extremities); original presentation box with printed label (edges worn). LIMITED EDITION, number 76 of 100 large paper copies SIGNED BY GILL. This was the first use of Gill?s ?Perpetua? typeface. Gill 18. ?? [Together with:] [GILL, Eric (1882?1940), illustrator]. ?? THOMPSON, Francis. The Mistress of Vision. With commentary by Reverend John O?Connor and a preface by Father Vincent McNabb. Ditchling: Douglas Pepler, 1918. Small 4to. Initial capital and device on title?page printed in red, 3 wood engravings by Gill. Original publisher?s linen?backed drab boards (gently toned extremities).
