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Book Condition: Used Fine
Jacket condition: Very Good
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA

United States
About Item: 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… Read More
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