St Dominic's Press
Wood-engravings. Being a Selection of Eric Gill's engravings on wood
£945
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
Ditchling: S. Dominic's Press, 1924. First edition, number 75 of 100 copies 'numbered and offered for sale at two guineas each' (from the total edition of 150), 4to, original cream buckram, dust jacket (lettered 'Wood-Engravings E. G.' on front panel), half-title, title-page with wood-engraved figurative initial, publisher's device printed in red, and manuscript annotation ('No 5'), 32 wood-engravings each on separate page, light browning, dust jacket with a few chips and damp-stains [Evan Gill 410]
Footnote
Note: This book was published by H. D. C. Pepler 'entirely without Gill's knowledge and consent' (Evan Gill) following Gill's acrimonious resignation from the Guilds of Sts Joseph and Dominic and his departure for Capel-y-ffin in Wales.
Provenance: Property of an English collector.