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A Typographical Masterpiece; An account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931 by Dreyfus, John; Gill, Eric (Artist)

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Title: A Typographical Masterpiece; An account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931
Author: Dreyfus, John; Gill, Eric (Artist)
Seller: Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by Meriden-Stinehour Press], 1990. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Gill, Eric. One of 450 copies, folio size, 120 pp. This publication from the Book Club of California is an in-depth look at the Golden Cockerel Press edition of "The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ", printed in 1931; John Dreyfus presents the history and development of this masterful work through numerous facsimiles of documents pertaining to the publication, including sketches and working papers and the original paste-ups for the text. The volume particularly focuses on the work of printer and typographer Eric Gill (1882-1940), a highly regarded printmaker, sculptor, and typographer (as well as a complicated man). Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press, as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press. ___DESCRIPTION: Full beige cloth, illustration in gilt on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, brown endpapers, frontispiece a facsimile of a wood engraving by Eric Gill, title page with illustration of a cockerel in black, facsimiles of wood engravings by Gill, type specimens, and pages from "The Four Gospels", as well as black-and-white photographs, throughout; linotronic Galliard type, Mohawk Superfine paper, folio size (13.25" by 9.5"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-105 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a glassine wrapper. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper fine overall, clean and without noticeable wear. ___CITATION: BCC no. 194. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

The Unknown Way by BRYANT, William Cullen

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Title: The Unknown Way
Author: BRYANT, William Cullen
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1885. First Edition. Stiff wraps. Near fine. First edition. 12mo; [40pp]; gilt embossed decoration of flowers to white pebbled stiff wrapper, gilt-stamped title and author; silk ribbon tie through all layers; gilt all edges; relief printed illustrations and poetry to recto only on stiff card stock; light soiling to front wrapper; near fine.

Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, Department of Dressmaking and Tailoring; Wrapper title: Dressmaking Made Easy by PICKEN, Mrs. Mary Brooks

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Title: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, Department of Dressmaking and Tailoring; Wrapper title: Dressmaking Made Easy
Author: PICKEN, Mrs. Mary Brooks
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very good +
Description: Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1916. Stiff wraps. Very good +. 8vo; 64pp; color half-tone pictorial stiff glazed wrapper; portrait of the author; illustrated; advertisement for the Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences discussing the courses available and reasons to enroll; light soiling to wrapper; very good plus.

Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes by Miss Parloa and Other Celebrated Cooks. Home Made Candy Recipes by Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill by PARLOA, Miss and Other Celebrated Cooks. Mrs. Janet McKENZIE HILL

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Title: Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes by Miss Parloa and Other Celebrated Cooks. Home Made Candy Recipes by Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill
Author: PARLOA, Miss and Other Celebrated Cooks. Mrs. Janet McKENZIE HILL
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Dorchester, Mass: Compliments of Walter Baker & Co., Inc. Ltd., Established 1780, 1922. Wraps. Fine. [ADVERTISING PREMIUM] [HOME ARTS]. 16mo (6 ½" x 3 7/8"); 64pp; stiff glazed embossed yellow wrapper, the front features a border of cocoa beans with leaves and flowers surrounding a woman serving cocoa; the rear wrapper repeats the image of the woman with the lettering "No Other Food Product Has a Like Record." "Established 1780. 57 Highest Awards."; two staple binding; decorated title page; 8 color plates including center fold; light hand wear to wrapper else fine. A big title on a little book that is packed with recipes and information about chocolate. A 3-page index follows the recipes. The Walter Baker Company was founded in 1780 and sold to the Forbes Syndicate in 1896, it was the first to process chocolate in the U.S. In 1927 it was sold to the Postum Cereal Company and has since been folded into Kraft Foods. A lovely bright copy.

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