GILL, Eric

‘The Summoner’s Tale’ by Eric Gill

Description

Eric Gill wood engraving  printed from the original block by Gill and Hague in 1934. Printed on machine made paper and unsigned as issued in 1934.  In very good condition.

Image Size 130 x 200 mm  (5 x 7.5 inches)
Page size 210 x 310 mm  (12 x 9.5 inches)

Item details

Reference:Physick 654, Cleverdon 357,48. The Initial letter T and an illustration to page 91, Vol.lll of Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales‘, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929.  The woodcut was subsequently printed from the original woodblock for the Douglas Cleverdon edition ‘Engravings 1928-1933 by Eric Gill’, printed by Gill and Hague, published by Faber & Faber Ltd in 1934. This edition is rare and was printed in a small edition size