Eric Gill : His Social and Artistic Roots

Language: English

Published by The Prairie Press, Iowa City, 1964

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Iowa City: The Prairie Press, 1964. not paginated. The author was an admired calligrapher and a letterer who delivered an address to the Society of Typographic Arts at the Newberry Library, Chicago at the opening of a comprehensive show of the work of Eric Gill. Each page is headed by a colorful large letter, Perpetua Tilting Capitals, designed by Gill. The book was designed by Carroll Coleman; the body type is Joanna; two decorative letters on the title page are Floriated Capitals. All types designed by Gill; all hand-set. Frontispiece brush-drawn portrait of Eric Gill by Fr. Catich after a self-portrait wood engraving by Gill. The jacket is price clipped and has a small hole in the back panel. First Edition. quarter-cloth w/ paper boards. Fine/Good. Slim 4to.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Eric Gill : His Social and Artistic Roots
Author
Catich, Edward M. \[The Prairie Press\]
Publisher
The Prairie Press, Iowa City
Publication year
1964
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
First Edition.
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