London: Jonathan Cape, 1947 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 480 pp, list of b&w illustrations, correspondence and journals addressed, preface, The Letters; general index. First Edition, 1947. Not Price Clipped. 3/4" x 1/2" chip to bottom edge spine dj with a few additional small chips, and age-toned spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean. 5.5" x 8". Red cloth with gilt lettering, and red top text block edge. DJ in removable acetate protector. "Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (1882 - 1940) was an English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. His religious views and subject matter are generally viewed as being at odds with his sexual behaviour, including his erotic art, and (as mentioned in his own diaries) his extramarital affairs and sexual abuse of his daughters, sisters, and dog. Gill was named Royal Designer for Industry, the highest British award for designers, by the Royal Society of Arts. He also became a founder-member of the newly established Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005233
Title: Letters of Eric Gill
Author: Walter Shewring (ed.)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: ART HISTORY ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT SCULPTOR AND PRINTER TYPEFACE DESIGNER TWENTIETH CENTURY
Bookseller catalogs: ART HISTORY;
Size: Octavo

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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