(Golden Cockerel Press) The Canterbury Tales...With Wood Engravings by Eric Gill Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey Place Published: Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire Publisher: Golden Cockerel Press Date Published: 1929 Description: 4 volumes. Illustrated with wood engravings by Eric Gill; initials by Gill printed in red, blue and black. (4to) 31x19 cm (12¼x7½"), original niger-backed patterned paper-covered boards, spines lettered in gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt. No. 460 of 485 copies on paper, from a total edition of 500, printed by Robert & Moira Gibbings. One of the premier works of the Golden Cockerel Press, masterfully decorated by Eric Gill. The Golden Cockerel edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a hallmark for the craftsmanship of the press and a realization of their potential. Designed under the oversight of Robert Gibbings, this four-volume edition features masterfully crafted wood-engraved illustrations with simplicity and linear precision by Eric Gill. The publication of the Tales took the majority of Golden Cockerel Press’ resources for nearly two and a half years from 1929 to 1931 and was a lucrative success of the firm, cementing the legacy of the press in the process. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Chanticleer 63; Gill 281. Condition: Minor shelfwear and fading to spines, else a fine set. Item#: 369423 Headline: Golden Cockerel Canterbury Tales Eric Gill
(Golden Cockerel Press) The Canterbury Tales...With Wood Engravings by Eric Gill Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey Place Published: Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire Publisher: Golden Cockerel Press Date Published: 1929 Description: 4 volumes. Illustrated with wood engravings by Eric Gill; initials by Gill printed in red, blue and black. (4to) 31x19 cm (12¼x7½"), original niger-backed patterned paper-covered boards, spines lettered in gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt. No. 460 of 485 copies on paper, from a total edition of 500, printed by Robert & Moira Gibbings. One of the premier works of the Golden Cockerel Press, masterfully decorated by Eric Gill. The Golden Cockerel edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a hallmark for the craftsmanship of the press and a realization of their potential. Designed under the oversight of Robert Gibbings, this four-volume edition features masterfully crafted wood-engraved illustrations with simplicity and linear precision by Eric Gill. The publication of the Tales took the majority of Golden Cockerel Press’ resources for nearly two and a half years from 1929 to 1931 and was a lucrative success of the firm, cementing the legacy of the press in the process. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Chanticleer 63; Gill 281. Condition: Minor shelfwear and fading to spines, else a fine set. Item#: 369423 Headline: Golden Cockerel Canterbury Tales Eric Gill
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