Description
Gill (Eric).- John-of-the-Cross (Saint, Barefooted Carmelite) The Song of the Soul, translated by John O'Connor, number 117 of 150 copies signed by the artist, wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations by Eric Gill, original buckram-backed batik boards, a little rubbed and faded at edges, printed at the Chiswick Press, 1927 § Gill (Eric) Christianity and Art, number 167 of 200 copies signed by the author and artist, wood-engraved frontispiece by David Jones, original blue buckram, spine a little faded, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1927, uncut & unopened, Capel-y-Ffin, Abergavenny, Francis Walterson; and another, Walterson, small 4to & 8vo (3)
⁂ The second is the only work issued signed by both Gill and Jones.
Lot 95
Gill (Eric).- John-of-the-Cross (Saint, Barefooted Carmelite.) The Song of the Soul, one of 150 copiessigned by the artist, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Capel-y-Ffin, Abergavenny, Francis Walterson, 1927 & 2 others issued by Walterson (3)
Hammer Price: £240
Description
Gill (Eric).- John-of-the-Cross (Saint, Barefooted Carmelite) The Song of the Soul, translated by John O'Connor, number 117 of 150 copies signed by the artist, wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations by Eric Gill, original buckram-backed batik boards, a little rubbed and faded at edges, printed at the Chiswick Press, 1927 § Gill (Eric) Christianity and Art, number 167 of 200 copies signed by the author and artist, wood-engraved frontispiece by David Jones, original blue buckram, spine a little faded, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1927, uncut & unopened, Capel-y-Ffin, Abergavenny, Francis Walterson; and another, Walterson, small 4to & 8vo (3)
⁂ The second is the only work issued signed by both Gill and Jones.
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