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A Fruteful Pleasaunt, and Wittie Worke, of the beste state of a publique weale, & of the newe yle, called Utopia
by MORE, Sir Thomas; RONYNSON, Raphe (trans.); REED, A. W. (ed.); GILL, Eric (illus.)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1929. 500 numbered copies of which this is no. 126. Hardcover. Good. xiii, 137 p. 28 cm. Decorations by Eric Gill, along with Gill's interpretation of the Utopian alphabet. Grey cloth with gilt press device. Top edge gilt. Spine faded, red mark on front. Former owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Stains on pp. 2-3.
In 1516 Thomas More published this work entitled Utopia in which he describes his ideal perfect world.This first and only edition by the Golden Cockerel Press contains wonderful engraved titles with illustrated initials by Eric Gill, beautifully printed on English handmade paper. At rear is Gill's version of the Utopian alphabet or "Utopiensium alphabetum" because who wouldn't want to write in Utopian?
In 1516 Thomas More published this work entitled Utopia in which he describes his ideal perfect world.This first and only edition by the Golden Cockerel Press contains wonderful engraved titles with illustrated initials by Eric Gill, beautifully printed on English handmade paper. At rear is Gill's version of the Utopian alphabet or "Utopiensium alphabetum" because who wouldn't want to write in Utopian?
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- Attic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145277
- Title
- A Fruteful Pleasaunt, and Wittie Worke, of the beste state of a publique weale, & of the newe yle, called Utopia
- Author
- MORE, Sir Thomas; RONYNSON, Raphe (trans.); REED, A. W. (ed.); GILL, Eric (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 500 numbered copies of which this is no. 126
- Publisher
- The Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Literature, Utopia, Alphabet, Eric Gill, Satire, Thomas More
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Device
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
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