[1], 268, [3] pp. With 65 wood-engraved illustrations, headpieces, and initials by Eric Gill (Folio) 33.4 x 23.5 cm (12¾x9¼"), finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half-pigskin and buckram, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Presented in supplied cloth-covered clamshell box with morocco lettering piece on spine. Printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings. No. 209 of an edition limited to 500 copies. First Edition. The masterwork of the Golden Cockerel Press, "Gill's Gospels" is a consummate blending of beautiful typography and superb illustration, which many consider the most beautiful printing of the New Testament in English. Truly a magnificent book. Bookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr., bibliophile and former director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Chanticleer 78. The present lot includes a copy of The Four Gospels: Eric Gill and the Golden Cockerel Type by John Dreyfus published by the Folio Society.
[1], 268, [3] pp. With 65 wood-engraved illustrations, headpieces, and initials by Eric Gill (Folio) 33.4 x 23.5 cm (12¾x9¼"), finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half-pigskin and buckram, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Presented in supplied cloth-covered clamshell box with morocco lettering piece on spine. Printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings. No. 209 of an edition limited to 500 copies. First Edition. The masterwork of the Golden Cockerel Press, "Gill's Gospels" is a consummate blending of beautiful typography and superb illustration, which many consider the most beautiful printing of the New Testament in English. Truly a magnificent book. Bookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr., bibliophile and former director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Chanticleer 78. The present lot includes a copy of The Four Gospels: Eric Gill and the Golden Cockerel Type by John Dreyfus published by the Folio Society.
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