Eric Gill Initials (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. The sole UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press, London in 1960. Number '72' of 100 specially bound copies, from a total edition of 470 copies. Titled in maroon and black with wood-engraved vignette of a cockerel by John Buckland Wright in yellow. The production used Initials by Eric Gill in maroon and decorations by John Buckland Wright. Letterpress printed with Caslon's Old face type on hand-made Golden Cockerel watermarked Barcham Green paper. Original brown crushed morocco by Hiscox (gilt stamped on front turn-in), gilt cockerel device on front cover and at the foot of gilt-lettered spine, with 3 raised bands, top edge gilt. Housed in a cloth slipcase. Slight offset onto endpapers from turn-ins, otherwise a near Fine copy. Includes Shakespeare's major poems, e.g., Venus and Adonis, Lucrece, the Phoenix and the Turtle, A Lover's Complaint, etc. in addition to the full suite of Sonnets. Arguably the last great book from the Golden Cockerel Press. A Very handsome production. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Using Initials by Eric Gill In Maroon And Decorations By John Buckland Wright (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. The sole UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence in 1925. 2 Vols. set. Number '195' from a limited edition of only 450 copies. Illustrated with 42 woodcuts by David Jones (many hand-coloured) and 27 initials by Eric Gill. Bound in the publisher's cream linen and black cloth with spines lettered in gilt. Very Good+ or better copies with light edge wear and traces of rubbing to the black cloth as often encountered. The black cloth is notoriously fragile. Offsetting to the end-papers and some light age spotting in places. Many pages remain uncut as issued. Both copies are from the library of Eric Kennington and bear the stamp of 'Kennington, Homer House, Ipsden, Oxon' to the front end-papers. A beautiful fine press edition of Jonathan Swift's enduring satirical 18th-century novel being the first Golden Cockerel Press book with the artist and polymath David Jones' illustrations. Many of the illustrations are hand coloured. Eric Gill provided the cuts for the Initials. The volumes are reproduced from the text of the Henry G. Bohn edition of 1864 under the careful supervision of Robert Gibbings after Hal Taylor's death in 1925. A charming production that weaves vignettes of the story's protagonist and narrator, Gulliver, through his several unusual voyages. Eric Kennington R.A. was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist in both of the world wars. As a war artist, Kennington specialised in depictions of the daily hardships endured by soldiers and airmen. In the inter-war years he worked mostly on portraits and a number of book illustrations. The most notable of his book illustrations were for T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Kennington was also a gifted sculptor, best known for his 24th Division War Memorial in Battersea Park, for his work on the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for the effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset. He resided at Homer House, Ipsden for many years. Both books are protected in Mylar archival covers. A scarce set and more-so with such a wonderful association. 2026 marks the 300th anniversary of the first publication of 'Gulliver's Travels'. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Jones, David (illustrator).…

Condition: Near Fine. Deluxe Edition. Copy number 24 of the first 30 copies, printed on Batchelor handmade papers signed by David Jones; from a limited edition of 450 total. Two volumes; illustrated with 42 woodcuts by David Jones (many hand-colored) and 27 initials by Eric Gill. Bound in publisher's cream linen cloth with spines lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light edge wear and trace soiling to cloth. Bookplates of former owners at front free pastedowns, offsetting at endsheets and light age spotting to preliminaries of Volume II. Light offsetting from plates throughout contents. A beautiful fine press edition of Jonathan Swift's enduring satirical 18th-century novel being the first Golden Cockerel Press book with artist and polymath David Jones' illustrations. The volumes are reproduced from the text of the Henry G. Bohn edition of 1864 under the careful supervision of Robert Gibbings after Hal Taylor's death in 1925. A playful, colorful production that charmingly weaves vignettes of the story's protagonist and narrator, Gulliver, through his several unusual voyages.…