A Fruteful Pleasaunt, and Wittie Worke, of the beste state of a publique weale, & of the newe yle, called Utopia

MORE, Sir Thomas; RONYNSON, Raphe (trans.); REED, A. W. (ed.); GILL, Eric (illus.)

Published by The Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire, 1929

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xiii, 137 p. 28 cm. Decorations by Eric Gill, along with Gill's interpretation of the Utopian alphabet. Grey cloth with gilt press device. Top edge gilt. Spine faded, red mark on front. Former owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Stains on pp. 2-3. In 1516 Thomas More published this work entitled Utopia in which he describes his ideal perfect world.This first and only edition by the Golden Cockerel Press contains wonderful engraved titles with illustrated initials by Eric Gill, beautifully printed on English handmade paper. At rear is Gill's version of the Utopian alphabet or "Utopiensium alphabetum" because who wouldn't want to write in Utopian? 500 numbered copies of which this is no. 126. Seller Inventory # 145277

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Title: A Fruteful Pleasaunt, and Wittie Worke, of ...
Publisher: The Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good

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