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Gill, Eric. The Lord's Song. Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1934.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Description: 16 pages. 9 x 4 1/2,"with a frontispiece engraved on wood by the author. Limited edition, copy 13 of 500 printed on Arnold paper in Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic type.The first book to appear in the new 14pt. version of this font. CHANTICLEER 92. Orig.cream basket-weave cloth. Near fine
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: No. 197 of 500, octavo size, 16 pp. "The Lord's Song" is a sermon composed by the inimitable Eric Gill (1882-1940); it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility, in an age dominated by an industrial work force. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types, and Gill contributes wood engravings to accompany his text, in a combination of spiritual and social criticism. This copy has a rather remarkable provenance, as evidenced by the prior owners' bookplates to the paste-down endpapers: A. M. (Albert Mayer) Cohn, bibliographer of George Cruikshank, whose bookplate features Cruikshank's "Connoisseurs at a Book Stall," and a Ditchling address label; Evelyn and Lowell Kerr, creators of one of the principal collections of Algernon Charles Swinburne in the U.S.; and the bookseller's ticket of Philip Duschnes, renowned New York bookseller and publisher of "The New Colophon". ___DESCRIPTION: Full white buckram with gilt lettering on the spine and front board, wood engraving of "St. Thomas' Hands" (P382, used on books containing writings by Gill) to title page, plate of "The Lord's Song" (P856) facing page 5; Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types, Arnold and Foster's pure rag paper, octavo (9" by 4.5"), pagination: [1-4] 5-15 [16], one of 500 copies, this number 197. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine, with straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and the only prior owner markings we see are the bookplates mentioned above; the white buckram has light overall soiling, spine is lightly sunned, and there is slight foxing to front and rear endpapers. ___CITATION: Gill no. 26, Chanticleer 92. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge 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 book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$302.50 + shipping
Description: Limited edition, number 95 of 500 copies; tall narrow 8vo; one full-page wood engraving by Gill, gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1945, light spotting to prelims and endpapers; original cream cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, covers slightly marked, edges uncut, overall a very good copy. The Lord's Song is a sermon composed by Eric Gill, reflecting on the 136th Psalm; it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types, and Gill contributes a wood engraving to accompany his text, in a combination of spiritual and social criticism. Gill 26.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Gill, Eric. The Lord's Song; A Sermon by Eric Gill. Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1934.
Price: US$324.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 500 numbered copies bound in the publisher's original clolth covered boards, cover and spine stamped in gilt. Printed and published by Christopher Sandford, Francis J. Newbery & Owen Rutter at the Golden Cockerel Press.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Gill, Eric.. The Lord's Song: A Sermon by.. [London] Golden Cockerel Press, 1934., 1934.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tall narrow 8vo. Title page vignette and full-page illustration by the author. Original gilt stamped cream cloth, uncut (light soiling). No signatures on bookplates. Very good. #23/500 numbered copies, printed by Christopher Sandford, et al, at the Golden Cockerel Press. First use by the press of Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Gill, Eric. The Lord's Song. Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1934.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Gill, Eric. No. 191 of 500 copies. Title vignette, full-page frontispiece, and wood-engraved initial capital by Eric Gill. 24pp. Printed by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1 vols. 4 1/2 x 9 inches. According to the colophon, this book was "the first in which the Press made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types." Gill 26 Cream buckram, lettered in gilt on upper cover from Gill's design. Fine Title vignette, full-page frontispiece, and wood-engraved initial capital by Eric Gill. 24pp. Printed by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1 vols. 4 1/2 x 9 inches
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Slim 8vo; 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (224 x 112 mm); (vi),16 pp., (vi); printed on Arnold paper, in black ink using Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types; wood-engraved title device, illustration and gilt initials on cover by Eric Gill. Original ivory buckram gilt, one or two faint spots, bookplate of Betty Clark. LIMITED EDITION of 500 of which this is NUMBER 5. [Chanticleer 92]. This is Gill's sermon on the text of Psalm 136 "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" addressing the act of creation and the nature of man's freedom and responsibility. The whimsical title device has inscriptions reading "Shakespeare is culture", "I vote" attached to the figure of a woman, "Bank of England loans to Japan or anywhere abroad." The GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS was founded by Harold Midgely Taylor in 1920 with the object of publishing new works of literary significance by young authors and to print and publish fine editions of books of established worth. When Mr. Taylor retired in 1924, it was purchased by Robert Gibbings, known as an illustrator and woodcutter (Tomkinson, p .93) "Golden Cockerel books are amongst the most popular and desirable private press items." (Ransom p. 106).
Seller: Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC, Middletown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Narrow 8vo. Original white buckram in a custom marbled chemise and slipcase, with lettering. Limited to 500 copies, of which this is no. 404. Illustrated with two wood-engravings (Physick, 382, 856) by Eric Gill. Evan Gill Bibliography, 26; Chanticleer, 92; Skelton, 34.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$393.25 + shipping
Description: Limited edition, number 24 of 500 copies; tall narrow 8vo; one full-page wood engraving by Gill, gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1945, light spotting to prelims and endpapers; original cream cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, covers slightly marked, edges uncut, overall a very good copy. The Lord's Song is a sermon composed by Eric Gill, reflecting on the 136th Psalm; it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types, and Gill contributes a wood engraving to accompany his text, in a combination of spiritual and social criticism. Gill 26.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom