GILL, Eric

Eric Gill wood engravings titled ‘Man Waving Eight-Leaved Spray’ and ‘Man Waving Ten-Leaved Spray’

Description

Two Eric Gill wood engravings printed on one sheet from the original blocks by Gill and Hague. Unsigned as published by Faber & Faber Ltd in 1934. The sheet does have some very soft handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Image size 190 x 90mm  (7.5 x 4 inches)
Sheet size 310 x 250mm  (12 x 9 inches)

Item details

‘Man Waving Eight-Leaved Spray’ and  ‘Man Waving Ten-Leaved Spray.’

TWO WOOD CUTS ON ONE SHEET.
‘Man Waving Eight-Leaved Spray.’
(Physick 529, Cleverdon 245, 24)
Decorative border on pages 26,54,70,122, Vol:1; pages 16,76,142,184, Vol.ll; pages 18,162,Vol.lll; pages 16,106 Vol.lV of Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’, 1928. No.63 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press.
AND
‘Man Waving Ten-Leaved Spray.’
(Physick 530, Cleverdon 246, 24)
Decorative border on pages 27,55,71,123, Vol:1; pages 17, 65, 77, 185, Vol.ll; pages 19, 163, Vol.lll; pages 17,107, Vol.lV of Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’, 1928. No.63 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press.

The woodcuts were 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.