GILL, Eric

Eric Gill two wood engravings ‘Lovers’

Description

Eric Gill  wood engravings, both designed as borders titled ‘Lovers’ and Lovers Facing Left‘, printed on one sheet.  Printed from the original block for ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’.  Published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929. One of 400 copies printed on paper specially manufactured for this edition with the number ‘94’ in top right corner as issued. There is a mark, see photograph, from impurities in the paper, else very good.  Not mounted / matted.

Both are: Image size 175 x 40 mm  (7 x 1.5 inches)

Sheet size 310 x 250mm  (12 x 9.75 inches)

Item details

Lovers Reference: Physick 408, Cleverdon 126, 94: Proof of a decorative border on pages 11, 107, 165, 219, 301 of Chaucer’s ‘Troilus and Criseyde’, number 50 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. 1926. The block was subsequently used as an illustration on plate 94 of   ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929.

Lovers Facing Left  Reference: Physick 448, Cleverdon 166, 94: Proof of a decorative border on pages 69, 127, 171, 211, 263,307 of Chaucer’s ‘Troilus and Criseyde’, number 50 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. 1926. The block was subsequently used as an illustration on plate 94 of   ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929.