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Golden Cockerel Press
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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales ... with wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-1931
4 volumes, folio (12 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 310 x 190 mm), deckled edges. Wood-engraved illustrations, a proof copy of one pair of marginal woodcuts signed in pencil "E. Gill" laid in. Russet quarter-morocco and decorated paper boards.
With: A complete set of wood-engraved illustrations and decorations for volume 1, 46 images on 24 sheets, proof-impressions, each numbered 2/10 or 3/10 and signed by the artist. In a tan leatherette album.
With: A duplicate of volume 4 only, printed on vellum, russet morocco, gilt-stamped initial in center, gilt edges, no. 13 of 15 copies printed on vellum.
4 volumes, folio (12 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 310 x 190 mm), deckled edges. Wood-engraved illustrations, a proof copy of one pair of marginal woodcuts signed in pencil "E. Gill" laid in. Russet quarter-morocco and decorated paper boards.
With: A complete set of wood-engraved illustrations and decorations for volume 1, 46 images on 24 sheets, proof-impressions, each numbered 2/10 or 3/10 and signed by the artist. In a tan leatherette album.
With: A duplicate of volume 4 only, printed on vellum, russet morocco, gilt-stamped initial in center, gilt edges, no. 13 of 15 copies printed on vellum.
Literature
Chanticleer 63
Condition
a fine copy
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
no. 323 of 485 copies printed.
A fine copy of the most desirable work of the Golden Cockerel Press — a printing project directed by Robert and Moira Gibbings that took three and a half years. Eric Gill's wood engravings occupy nearly every page: more than two dozen half-page engravings; more than 200 decorative borders; and numerous initials in black, red, and blue throughout. Gill engraved one hundred and sixty blocks for the book. As determined by Skelton these were: 6 illustrations, 25 illustrations with initials, 5 initial letters, 8 tail-pieces, 3 line-fillings and 6 sprays.