Eric Gill John Dreyfus (21 results)

stiff paper wrappers. Gill, Eric (illustrator). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 51 pages. First edition, limited to 1070 copies. Prospectus loosely inserted. Eric Gill engraved this woodcut for his friend, Desmond Chute, in 1926 for Chute's ordination. Dreyfus gives an historical sketch of Chute and Gill while Williams describes the woodblock and the various states of the printed woodcut.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Gill, Eric; Chute, Desmond (illustrator). Paperback in wraps, both with some light creases (faintly visible on early and late pages; effect minor); a few marks on wraps; content clear, and pages clean and sound. TS. Used.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. SIGNED COPY, 1000 copies only, 51pp, illustrated, brown card covers with cream dustwrapper, Copy signed and dedicated to previous owner by John Dreyfus; 51 pages; Author Signed by Author.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in patterned stiff wraps, printed in four color. The rather hard to find 193 pp. that lists all of the holding in the Gill Collection. Some minor soiling to back panel, but overall a tight, clean copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. Gill, Eric (illustrator). First Edition. Austin, Texas: Humanities Research Center / University of Texas at Austin, 1982. Very Good condition. This entire issue is a 193-page descriptive catalogue of the Humanities Research Center's impressive Eric Gill collection. Foreword by Decherd Turner. Introduction by John Dreyfus. Illustrated with numerous examples of Gill's art, a few in color. Arranged as follows: Engravings; Carvings; Other Art Work; Books by Eric Gill; Books Illustrated by Eric Gill; Manuscripts; Albums. Key to Titles. Index. Bound in the original white pictorial wraps, with a Gill-illustrated cover stamped in red, green, blue and black. 8.75" wide by 10" tall. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Gill, Eric. 195pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Eric Gill (illustrator). First edition. A first edition limited of this study of Eric Gill's relationship with Father Desmond Chute. First edition of this work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which seventy special copies have a letterpress proof taken from the original woodblock and an intaglio proof taken from an electro of the block. John Dreyfus and Graham Williams's study of Eric Gill's relationship with Desmond Chute and of Gill's engravings for Chute.With illustrations throughout. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With illustrations in text. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Eric Gill (illustrator). Scarlet cloth gilt, DW., folio, xii, 105, (1) pages, illustrated. "An account of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of the "Four Gospels" in 1931". One of 250 copies of the first UK edition originally published by the Book Club of California. Printed by Meriden-Stinehour Press from Matthew Carters Galliard types and Golden Cockerel set at the Rampant Lions Press. Designed by Dreyfus. Bound by Judi Conant in Vermont. A fine copy in the fine original translucent DW.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eric Gill (illustrator). 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Small folio, i-xii, 105 pages, 41 figures reproducing pages and illustrations by Eric Gill, photographs showing the production of "The Four Gospels" and of Robert Gibbings in his studio. Red cloth with tissue wrapper as issued. Limited edition of 250 copies. Some light staining to the closed fore edge but otherwise a fine copy of a handsome production.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xii + 105pp, illustrated, bound in red cloth with gilt design on front cover, gilt lettering to spine, with flimsy dustwrapper; Large quarto.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. London: The Folio Society, 2007, Numbered Limited Edition. Full Leather. Fine. Limited edition of 2750 numbered copies. This copy No. 229. Two volumes, facsimile bound in full morocco, blocked in 24-carat gold with a design featuring Eric Gill's four symbols for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, supported in a blind-blocked frame, all page edges gilt; commentary volume quarter-bound in buckram and boar. A fine facsimile, in a newly-designed and elegant binding, of the Golden Cockerel Press' edition of the Four Gospels (1931), generally regarded as the press' finest production and as one of the most successful private press books of the twentieth century. The separate Commentary volume includes (1) John Dreyfus' essay on Eric Gill and the Golden Cockerel Type' (extracted from his book, A Typographical Masterpiece: An account of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Four Gospels in 1931) and (2) Robert Gibbings' 'Memories of Eric Gill' reproduced from The Book Collector. As new set in virtually as new clamshell box. From the limitation page "This facsimile edition printed in 2007 by Memminger MedienCentrum on Favini feltmarked laid paperand bound by G. Lachenmaier in full goatskin leather with Fabriano Tiziano endleaves". Including the commentary volume and the buckram-bound solander box. Approximately 13 ½ inches tall Condition Report Externally Spine fine condition. Joints fine condition. Corners fine condition. Boards fine condition. Clamshell box fine condition minor marks. Page edges fine condition. See above and photos. Internally Hinges fine condition. Front paste down fine condition. Front free end paper fine condition. Title fine condition. Pages fine condition. Binding fine condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 2007 Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited edition of 500. Vii +50pp, illustrated with 10 collotype plates of which 2 are double page. Bound indecorated cloth covers ; Large octavo.

Copy number '434' of an edition limited to 550 copies (of which 50, numbered 1-50, were special copies). The text pages are printed letterpress in Perpetua type by Christopher Skelton and Alan Bultitude at The September Press; the pages of the Alphabet Book are reproduced and printed offset litho by Adrian Lack at Senecio Press. The paper is Mohawk Superfine Text. Quarter red cloth over patterned paper covered boards housed in an original blue paper slipcase. Narrow Quarto, 265 x 170 mm, pp. [1-4] 5-15 [blank] [ alphabets, title page] [blank] [index] [blank] 26 pages of finely produced facsimile printed on the rectos only [colophon]. A book and slipcase in Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Gill, Eric (illustrator). First and Limited Edition. One of 450 copies, folio size, 120 pp. This publication from the Book Club of California is an in-depth look at the Golden Cockerel Press edition of "The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ", printed in 1931; John Dreyfus presents the history and development of this masterful work through numerous facsimiles of documents pertaining to the publication, including sketches and working papers and the original paste-ups for the text. The volume particularly focuses on the work of printer and typographer Eric Gill (1882-1940), a highly regarded printmaker, sculptor, and typographer (as well as a complicated man). Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press, as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press. ___DESCRIPTION: Full beige cloth, illustration in gilt on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, brown endpapers, frontispiece a facsimile of a wood engraving by Eric Gill, title page with illustration of a cockerel in black, facsimiles of wood engravings by Gill, type specimens, and pages from "The Four Gospels", as well as black-and-white photographs, throughout; linotronic Galliard type, Mohawk Superfine paper, folio size (13.25" by 9.5"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-105 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a glassine wrapper. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper fine overall, clean and without noticeable wear. ___CITATION: BCC no. 194. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Limited Edition. 'A Typographical Masterpiece' Beautifully illustrated with works by Eric Gill including archive paste-ups, proofs, and photographs of the production of the Gospels. This is an account by John Dreyfus of Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the celebrated Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931. "Through a combination of good luck and exceptional help from librarians and collectors on both sides of the Atlantic, I have been able to locate a great many documents which throw new light on what went on during the planning and production of The Four Gospels by Gibbings and Gill." This edition of only 250 copies was printed by Meridan-Stinchour Press, on Superfine Paper from the Mohawk Paper Mills. The duotone photographs are by Michael Arsenault. The text was composed in Linotronic Galliard designed by Matthew Carter. Main title and chapter headings set in Golden Cockerel at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge. Golden Cockerel device on title page engraved by Robert Gibbings. Bound in Vermont by Judi Conant, the book was designed by John Dreyfus. Issued with the publisher's plain unprinted dustwrapper as issued. A similar edition was published in USA for the book club of California. This volume is still sealed, and RARE thus. It is beautifully bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine and the design on the front board is a combination of two elements by Eric Gill. The border was designed in 1931 for an edition of Aesop's Fables, but not used. The lettering is an arrangement by Gill of letters he cut for the Golden Cockerel Press in 1928.The excellent text covers Gibbings and Gill at the Golden Cockerel Press, The Golden Cockerel Type, Planning the Edition, and Producing the Edition, along with some Opinions on the Edition. There is an Epilogue, and an Alphabetical list of Gill's Captions, as well as an Index. The large format is 34 x 24 cm and it weighs over 1 kilo. This is a an excellent production very beautifully produced. Published by Bain & Williams, London in 1991. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Copy number '26' of 50 special copies numbered 1 to 50 (from a total edition of 550 copies) these only, having been bound by Clare Skelton and signed by Douglas Cleverdon. The text pages are printed letterpress in Perpetua type by Christopher Skelton and Alan Bultitude at The September Press; the pages of the Alphabet Book are reproduced and printed offset litho by Adrian Lack at Senecio Press. The paper is Mohawk Superfine Text. Quarter black morocco over patterned paper covered boards. Black cloth portfolio containing an extra complete set of facsimile of the Gill Alphabet Book. All housed in the original red cloth slipcase. Narrow Quarto, 265 x 170 mm, pp. [1-4] 5-15 [blank] [ alphabets, title page] [blank] [index] [blank] 26 pages of finely produced facsimile printed on the rectos only [colophon]. A book, portfolio and slipcase, all in Fine condition.325.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 2 Volume Set. Includes original Solander Box. Limited Edition of 2750 numbered copies. This is copy no.1466. Facsimile Edition of the Golden Cockerel Press edition published in 1931. Bound by G. Lachenmaier in full goatskin leather with Fabriano Tiziano endleaves. Also includes laid-in a sample page of the Engravings by Eric Gill, Folio Society newsletter. Minor shelfwear. Both volumes are tightly bound, no marks. Set is in Near Fine condition.

Decorative Leather Binding. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A numbered limited edition. 271 pp. Full black goatskin leather with gilt decoration and lettering to spine and front board, in a clamshell buckram-bound box. All edges gilt and black ribbon marker. Decorations throughout by Eric Gill. Accompanied by the prospectuses and sample page, as well as Essays 'Memories of Eric Gill' by Robert Gibbings and 'The Four Gospels: Eric Gill and the Golden Cockerel Type' by John Dreyfus in a separate hardcover binding. The Folio Society edition of Gill's 'The Four Gospels', originally printed and published by the Golden Cockerel Press. Slight bumping and indentations to clamshell box, otherwise a lovely fine copy. The edition was limited to 2750 numbered copies, of which this is no. 365. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. Folio Facsimile.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. No. 2439 of a limited edn. of 2750 copies. Illus. with b.w. reproductions. 4to. full morocco with gilt dec. to front bd., a.e.g. Also incl. hardback booklet containing essays, all housed in single presentation box as issued. Box slightly marked, else v.g. (Heavy item, will require extra postage).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. Eric Gill (illustrator). Hardbound in full leather w/ gilt decorations and titles. Housed in publisher's buckram clamshell box. Published in a Limited Edition of 2750 copies, of which this is # 1699. London: The Folio Society, 2007. This limited edition is a facsimile reprint of the Golden Cockerel Press edition published in 1931. Also included is the companion commentary volume with essays by John Dreyfus and Robert Gibbings. Both volumes and the clamshell case are in near fine condition with no noticeable wear or flaws. RARE! [ Heavy - Please contact for Priority and/or overseas shipping quote ].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. folio. pp. 268, [3]. numerous illus. (some full-page). full goatskin by G.Lachenmaier with Fabriano Tiziano endleaves, all edges gilt. Fine copy. cloth clamshell box (2 small scuff marks on front of box). accompanying folio text in quarter cloth entitled: The Four Gospels Eric Gill And The Golden Cockerel Type [by John Dreyfus] Preceded By A Personal Reminiscence By Robert Gibbings Proprietor Of The Golden Cockerel Press 1924-1933. folio. pp. 27. illus. Facsimile Edition printed by Memminger MedienCentrum on Favini feltmarked laid paper, Limited to 2750 numbered copies (plus 25 hors commerce).

Pp. 52(last blank), title page vignette, text illustrations (2 full page, being portraits of Eric Gill and Desmond Chute), notes and references; tall demy 8vo; qr. black leather, spine lettered in gilt, tan cloth boards with pictorial label at centre of upper board; with a matching qr. leather and cloth portfolio housing 2 proof plates; both within a tan cloth slipcase; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown of text volume; Bain & Williams Ltd, London, 1993. One of 70 special copies (total edition 1,000), with a letterpress proof from the original wood block and an intaglio proof from an electro of the block. *The story of a wood block engraved by Eric Gill for Desmond Chute's ordination. Desmond Chute (1895-1962) was an artist, poet, and close friend of Gill, who described Chute as 'the only man and therefore the only priest with whom I have been able to talk without shame and without reserve' [quoted on p. 118].