Lot 192
Golden Cockerel Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., wood-engravings by Eric Gill, a superb copy, 1929-31
Hammer Price: £8,000
Description
Golden Cockerel Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., number 467 of 485 copies on paper, wood-engraved decorative borders, illustrations and initials by Eric Gill, initials printed in red, blue and black, very occasional light spotting, original russet morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, a couple of small spots or very slight marks to upper joints but an exceptional copy, preserved in modern half russet morocco cloth drop-back box, spine titled and ruled in gilt, [Chanticleer 63], small folio, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31.
⁂ A stunning copy of one of the masterworks of Eric Gill and the Golden Cockerel Press, with none of the usual fading to spines or rubbing to corners.
Description
Golden Cockerel Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., number 467 of 485 copies on paper, wood-engraved decorative borders, illustrations and initials by Eric Gill, initials printed in red, blue and black, very occasional light spotting, original russet morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, a couple of small spots or very slight marks to upper joints but an exceptional copy, preserved in modern half russet morocco cloth drop-back box, spine titled and ruled in gilt, [Chanticleer 63], small folio, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31.
⁂ A stunning copy of one of the masterworks of Eric Gill and the Golden Cockerel Press, with none of the usual fading to spines or rubbing to corners.
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