Gill, Eric (1882-1940)
Collection of wood-engraved working proofs
£756
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
for the Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Canterbury Tales, 1929-31, all on irregularly cut or roughly torn-off strips of brown paper, with titles in pencil and numbers in ink to head, comprising: The Monk's Tale, headpiece [Skelton P600]; Crucifix with Man Kneeling, tailpiece to Melibeus [P599]; The Money Bag, tailpiece to The Monk's Tale [P602]; Christchild, tailpiece to the Prioress's Tale [P597]; The Prioress's Tale, headpiece [P588]; The Tale of Melibeus, headpiece [P593]; The Tale of Sir Topas, headpiece [P590]; The Nun's Priest's Tale, headpiece [P603]; Initials H and O with Venus Modestly Holding Spray, Cupid Playing Football with the World [P582]; and 4 historiated leaf-spray borders
Footnote
Provenance: Property of an English collector.