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1602réf. 010147London: Adam Islip 1602. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Bound in pebbled dark brown calf the back with five raised bands with ornate gilt decorations a geometric gilt ruled design to the covers marbled end papers and edges. Armorial bookplate of J. A. Knowles Renshaw front paste down. Dr. John Alfred Knowles Renshaw 1871-1926 was a noted British physician and book collector. Very Good the leather rubbed at spine ends corners edges and raised bands final two leafs and errata page repaired at bottom corner not affecting text undecipherable writing at head of illustrated title page lacking copperplate portrait of Chaucer surrounded by arms of his Progenie. Internally quite clean with a few scattered spots of browning in early pages and small hole to leaf 7 at end. 23 179 178-350 353-376 13 leaves. Title surrounded by woodcut border. Lacking initial blank a1 as always. Woodcuts of Chaucer's arms and of the knight woodcut initials. Overall a quite pleasing and handsome copy of the Second Speght edition Seventh collected edition overall of Chaucer's magnificent and influential works including The Canterbury Tales Troilus and Criseyde The Legend of Good Women The House of Fame The Testament of Love assorted ballads and many others. STC 5080 2nd edition. Adam Islip Hardcover
1635réf. 69319Oxford: J. Lichfield 1635. Full Description: CHAUCER Geoffrey. Amorum Troili et Creseidae. Libri duo priores Anglico Latini Oxford: J. Lichfield 1635. First edition. This is the first separate English edition and the "earliest translation of any part of Chaucer into another language." Early Oxford Press. Two books in one small quarto volume 7 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches; 180 x 137 mm. 26 1-105 1; 6 1 blank 24 1 25-96 89-159 1 blank pp. Text in both English and Latin with the English printed in black letter and the Latin in italic. The English text is from William Thynne's edition of "The Works." Woodcut head and tail-pieces and initials. Title within an elaborate woodcut border. Complete but with a few errors in pagination Pt. 2 p. 25 is misprinted 21; 26 is 25 and the error is carried to 96; 97 is 89 and the error is carried to the end. Nineteenth-century quarter brown morocco over marbled paper boards. Corners tipped in vellum. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge brown others speckled red. Page 2 trimmed close at top edge just touching page number. Small holes in leaves D3 and E just touching a few letters. Some old ink marginalia to leaf Ee. Previous owner's armorial bookplate. Overall a very good copy. A translation by Sir Francis Kinnaston of books 1-2 of "Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The preliminary leaves include a dedication to Patrick Young and poetry by various authors dedicated to Chaucer and Kinnaston. Provenance: Bookplate of Percy Lancelot Babington 1877-1950 Cambridge literature lecturer; published a bibliography of Victorian poet critic and historian John Addington Symonds. ESTC S107787 HBS 69319. $6500. J. Lichfield unknown books
1602réf. 7296London: Printed by Adam Islip 1602. Second Speght edition. Near Fine. Second appearance of the Thomas Speght edition of Chaucer and the seventh edition of Chaucer's works overall. Folio pages 327 x 212 mm collating: 23 376 14 ff. Lacking the first blank A1 and the progenie of Chaucer plate. Textually complete including the final errata leaf. Bound by Seton & Mackenzie of Edinburgh in nineteenth century half vellum over marbled boards with elaborate gilt spine. Dampstain to corner of upper board. Edges stained red. Tear through most of leaf C3 touching text but not affecting legibility. A handsome Near Fine copy remarkably fresh and clean throughout. "This edition was considerably revised mainly with the aid of Francis Thynne. It is the earliest in which thorough punctuation was attempted and in many other ways it is a distinct improvement upon Speght's first edition" of 1598 Pforzheimer. A sumptuous collection of literature from one of England's greatest early masters. Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with setting the style of Middle English literature. He is often considered England's first "poet laureate" - after he received a reward from Richard II for one of his poems. Although Chaucer is famous chiefly for his medieval-era masterpiece The Canterbury Tales his works are also thought to have helped popularize English as a literary language. While famous in their own right Chaucer's works have also influenced just about every major luminary of English literature to come after him. Grolier 43. ESTC S107210. Pforzheimer 177. Near Fine. Printed by Adam Islip unknown books
1602réf. 010147London: Adam Islip 1602. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Bound in pebbled dark brown calf the back with five raised bands with ornate gilt decorations a geometric gilt ruled design to the covers marbled end papers and edges. Armorial bookplate of J. A. Knowles Renshaw front paste down. Dr. John Alfred Knowles Renshaw 1871-1926 was a noted British physician and book collector. Very Good the leather rubbed at spine ends corners edges and raised bands final two leafs and errata page repaired at bottom corner not affecting text undecipherable writing at head of illustrated title page lacking copperplate portrait of Chaucer surrounded by arms of his Progenie. Internally quite clean with a few scattered spots of browning in early pages and small hole to leaf 7 at end. 23 179 178-350 353-376 13 leaves. Title surrounded by woodcut border. Lacking initial blank a1 as always. Woodcuts of Chaucer's arms and of the knight woodcut initials. Overall a quite pleasing and handsome copy of the Second Speght edition Seventh collected edition overall of Chaucer's magnificent and influential works including The Canterbury Tales Troilus and Criseyde The Legend of Good Women The House of Fame The Testament of Love assorted ballads and many others. STC 5080 2nd edition. Adam Islip Hardcover books
1602réf. V74414London: Adam Islip 2nd Speght edition. 1602. Hardcover. Very Good. Title surrounded by elaborate woodcut border copperplate portrait of Chaucer surrounded by arms of his Progenie woodcut arms under 2nd Title & heading Knight's tale at Fol.I woodcut initials throughout. Portrait signed "IS" John Speed 1552-1629. Folio 320x210mm early 19th century calf edge panels & inner fleurons gilt marbled end-papers re-backed with original label & 3 gilt spine compartments laid on tips worn leather rubbed & marked All Edges Gilt. Collated complete except for initial blank: 23 of 24leaves Chaucer portrait surrounded by arms of his progenie supplied from another copy 376 14 leaves explanatory indexes final errata leaf 3U8. Black Letter English text throughout. Coat of arms bookplate Edward Micholls Henriques 1837-1901 first 4 leaves slightly foxed at edges else beautifully clean and crisp with good margins throughout. Second Speght edition much revised from his 1598 first with help from Francis Thynne 1645-1608 "the earliest in which thorough punctuation was attempted and in many other ways it is a distinct improvement upon Speght's first edition. Of two hitherto unprinted pieces added to this edition the 'Treatise called Jack Upland' is non-Chaucerian but the ABC is considered genuine" Pforzheimer 178; also referenced by STC 5080 2nd edition ESTC S107210. Adam Islip (2nd Speght edition). hardcover
1930réf. 71650Chicago: Covici Friede 1930. First edition thus: illustrated by Kent and translated by Van Wyck. THE DELUXE EDITION. Number 28 of only 75 copies SIGNED BY KENT at end of second volume and with an extra suite of FIVE SEPARATE 5-PANEL PLATES EACH ONE SIGNED BY KENT. Two folio-sized full-leather volumes housed together in publisher's slipcase with three separate compartments - one for each volume and the center one for the 40 x 15.5" plates which are folded into a cloth-covered chemise. The modernized text "rendered completely and without deletions into modern verse" by Van Wyck is printed side-by-side with Chaucer's original. Near fine with spines sympathetically re-backed in complementary leather. In a very good solid slipcase with dividers and chemise still present. The chemise which is stored in center compartment and houses the extra suite of signed prints is more flimsy than one might expect allowing them to sag just a bit though they are otherwise nearly fine. Includes the original prospectus; pamphlet advertising "Limited Editions Published by Covici Friede Inc. 1929" with a foreword by Vincent Starrett and "Order Blank" laid in 24-page list of publications including announcement for THE CANTERBURY TALES; and small flyer advertising "New Covici Friede Books Spring 1929." Exceedingly scarce especially so with suite of prints intact. Covici Friede unknown
réf. elala3522London: Printed by Adam Islip for Thomas Wight 1598. Sixth Edition the first to be edited by Thomas Speght; issue with Wight imprint. This edition contains the first portrait of Chaucer the first life of Chaucer printed in English albeit largely fictitious some previously unpublished material Chaucer’s English translation of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy and several works incorrectly attributed to Chaucer. "Chaucer is the first great figure of modern English literature the first great humorist of modern Europe and the first great writer in whom the dramatic spirit so long vanished and seemingly extinct re-appears. Except Dante there is no poet of the middle ages of superior faculty and distinction." DNB Among his many works which include The Book of the Duchess the House of Fame the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde he is best known today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer championed the use of the vernacular Middle English at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries he was printed more than any other English author and he was the first English author to have his works printed in single-volume collected editions. STC 5079. Pforzheimer 177. cfGrolier 1. folio. irregular foliation: ff. 1-232 232 232-235 242-243 246 243-245 241 241-246 248-300 302-308 308-309 311-314 321 317-337 340-344 339 348-358 358 360-392 395 394. lacking folio 300 Iii1 & portion of folio 301 Iii2 & last 15 leaves containing the glossary and errata. 1 leaf misbound. black letter. general title & 2 divisional titles within woodcut borders. engraved portrait of Chaucer by John Speed after Thomas Hoccleve surrounded by armorial devices & a family tree. full-page woodcut of Chaucer’s coat of arms. large woodcut headpiece of a knight on horseback. woodcut initials. full leather c1900 worn but solid some browning & occasional stains corners of several leaves torn away with slight loss repair to folio 336 with some loss outer margin of title frayed & repaired with slight loss of border several other marginal repairs first divisional title shaved at outer edge. a few old ms. notes London: Printed by Adam Islip for Thomas Wight, 1598 hardcover
1930réf. 02194CANTERBURY TALES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER TOGETHER WITH A VERSION IN MODERN ENGLISH VERSE Covici Friede 1930 first edition thus 2 volumes light tanning and wear to the spines else a near fine set bound in full leather in slip-case with accompanying suite of plates laid in. 1/75 copies SIGNED by the artist who supplies no less that 25 full page duo colored illustrations with text modernized by Van Wyck printed side by side with the original of Chaucer. Among his most desirable publications. Issued at a price of $250. Covici Friede hardcover
1930réf. 02194CANTERBURY TALES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER TOGETHER WITH A VERSION IN MODERN ENGLISH VERSE Covici Friede 1930 first edition thus 2 volumes light tanning and wear to the spines else a near fine set bound in full leather in slip-case with accompanying suite of plates laid in. 1/75 copies SIGNED by the artist who supplies no less that 25 full page duo colored illustrations with text modernized by Van Wyck printed side by side with the original of Chaucer. Among his most desirable publications. Issued at a price of $250. Covici Friede hardcover books
1598réf. 14677London, Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, 1598. In-folio de [27]-394-[13] feuillets [5; b-c6; 4; A-V6; Aa-Tt6; Vv-Xx8; Yy-Zz6; Aaa-Zzz6; Aaaa6; Bbbb7]. Plein maroquin marron, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, plats décorés de larges roulettes à froid avec le titre, le lieu et la date dorés sur chacun des plats, ornés au centre d'un large fleuron doré, tranches dorées. Coiffes et mors épidermés. Ex-libris Thomas Thorburn Nesbitt and Marion Wallace Nesbitt (his wife).In-folio of [54]-788-[26] pages [5; b-c6; 4; A-V6; Aa-TT6; Vv-XX8; Yy-Zz6; Aaa-Zzz6; Aaaa6; Bbbb7]. Full brown morocco, ribbed back decorated with gilt floral ornaments, sides decorated with large blind roll-stamps with the title, gilt place and date on each side, decorated in the center with a large gilt floral ornament, gilt edges. Turn in and joints scratched. Bookplate Thomas Thorburn Nesbitt and Marion Wallace Nesbitt (his wife). La reliure est signée Rivière.The binding is signed by Rivère.
1598réf. 2105240007London : printed by Adam Islip at the charges of Bonham Norton 1598. Hardcover. Very Good. The Elizabethan Chaucer: An important early English printing that helped establish Chaucer in the English literary pantheon Folio 31 cm. Fine binding by Riviere. Gilt spine compartments gilt ruled cover. Gilt dentelle and turn downs. Attractive and professional reback. All edges gilt. Marbled end sheets. Printed in black Letter in double column. Frontispiece portrait of "the Progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" engraved by John Speed. Letterpress title with woodcut borders. Additionally "The Canterbury tales" "The romaunt of the rose" and "The story of Thebes" have engraved divisional titles; the foliation and register are continuous. Lacking leaves b1 ppiii and iiii and the final 6 leaves 4b iii-vii. Contemporary marginalia throughout in a near contemporary hand. "In this impression you shall find these additions. 1. His portraiture and progenie shewed. 2. His life collected. 3. Arguments to euery booke gathered. 4. Old and obscure words explaned. 5. Authors by him cited declared. 6. Difficulties opened. 7. Two bookes of his neuer before printed." Refs: STC 5078. Pforzheimer 177. Luborsky & Ingram. A Guide to English Illustrated Books 1536-1603 5078. Provenance: Lord Wardington's copy. Signatures of W. Featherstonhaugh possibly George William Featherstonhaugh and Sir John William Pease 1869-1950 First Baron Wardington Armorial bookplate and signature Newcastle. Most recently by descent of Lord Wardington; sold in Sotheby's London July 13th 2006 sale lot 62. Cataloguer's note: The first of Thomas Speght edition of Chaucer's works one of three editions printed in 1598 the others by Adam Islip. This edition contains the first "life of Chaucer" to appear in English. The two additional works printed are: "The Floure and the Leafe" and "Chaucer's Dreame" these are spuriously attributed to Chaucer. London : printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton hardcover
1687réf. 25716London: np 1687. The third Speght edition and the last 'black letter' edition of Chaucer's works. With the famous engraved Gower portrait and genealogical frontispiece engraved coat of arms at the beginning of the works and with woodcut initials throughout. Folio full antique calf the spine sometime restored to correct period style with raised bands ruled in double gilt and with a red morocco label gilt ruled and lettered. 36 660 24 pp. A very handsome copy internally quite clean and still crisp a bit of expected mellowing or age evidence the binding handsome with some expert restoration as noted. A nice tall copy of this important work. A SCARCE HANDSOME AND IMPORTANT EDITION. This was the last 'black letter' edition of Chaucer to be published. Thomas Speght included in this edition "The Court of Love" added to the Chaucer canon by Stow in 1561 as well as four new pieces: "The Flower and the Leaf;" "Chaucer's Dream;" "Jacke Upland" spuriously attributed to Chaucer; and "Chaucer's A B C." The text of the Tales follows that of the 1602 edition but with the addition of the then recently rediscovered endings of the Cook's and the Squire's tales. There is also a twenty-four page Glossary "The Old and Obscure Words Explained" at the end of the volume. This copy with fine provenance with the engraved bookplate of Oliver Huckel published author and authority on Richard Wagner. Huckel was the translator into English of such works as 'Tannhauser' and 'Parsifal'. With the plate of the Brooklyn Public Library now deaccessioned noting it was purchased with the gift of Alexander M. White. There are none of the typical library markings other than this label noting the donor and previous owner. np hardcover
1602réf. 302London: Adam Islip 1602. Second Edition. Very good. Folio 13 x 8 3/4 inches 328 x 223 mm; pp. xxvi dedications and Chaucer's Life title with armorial xvi Dedication to Henry VIII and Prologues ff. 376 14 glossary 'The hard words of Chaucer explaned' Latin French Authors cited Errata sheet. Double column black letter title within woodcut architectural border divisional title with woodcut coat-of-arms woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials errata wanting portrait of Chaucer and his family tree title with contemporary pen trials recto and verso those recto all marginal a few contemporary ink inscriptions elsewhere one the name "Elizabeth Browne" to foot of errata f. a very little scattered spotting some soiling and browning to fore edges a few ff. with short closed tears hinges strengthened contemporary calf recased. Front pastedown with the engraved armorial bookplate G. W. Wentworth. TITLE PAGE The I Workes Of Ovr Ancient and learned Englifh Poet Geffrey Chavcer newly Printed. To that which was done in the former Impreffion thus much is now added. i In the life of Chaucer many things inferted. 2 The whole worke by old Copies reformed. 3 Sentences and Prouerbes noted. 4 The Signification of the old and obfcure words prooued : also Caracters fhewing from what Tongue or Dialect they be de- riued. 5 The Latine and French not Englished by Chaucer tranflated. 6 The Treatife called lacke Vpland againfl Fri- ers:and Chaucers A. B.C. called La Priere de noflre Dame at this Imprefsion added. London Printed by Adam Iflip. An. Dom. 1602 STC. 2nd ed 5080; Pforzheimer 178; Griller Longhand to Wither 44; ESTC S107210. This second Speght edition the first was 1598 Griller 43 was considerably revised mainly with the aid of Francis Thynne son of William who had edited Chaucer's collected works in 1532. It includes Lydgate's "The Storie of Thebes" which were erroneously attributed to Chaucer. According to Pforzheimer "It is the earliest in which a thorough punctuation was attempted and in many other ways it is a distinct improvement upon Speght's first edition." The inclusion of an extensive glossary proves that even by 1600 the language of Chaucer was becoming difficult even for erudite readers. This tome is in an OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION A BEAUTIFUL and IMPORTANT BOOK FROM THE LATE ELIZABETHAN ERA. Provenance: G.W. Wentworth bookplate: Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth 1773-1834 came from a noble family was educated at Cambridge and became a wealthy landowner. He held many political positions including a seat in the House of Commons 1806-1808. He made his home at Wooley Hall near Leeds. Adam Islip unknown
1929réf. 69547Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929. GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS; GILL EricSANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE. With Wood Engravings by Eric Gill GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. CHAUCER Geoffrey. GILL Eric illustrator. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE binder. The Canterbury Tales. With wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929. Full Description: GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. CHAUCER Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. With wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929-1931. One of 485 numbered copies on Batchelor handmade paper out of a total edition of 500 copies. This being number 381. Four folio volumes 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 310 x 190 mm. One full-page illustration twenty-nine half-page illustrations 269 decorative borders tail-pieces and line-fillers and sixty-one initial letters printed in black red or blue all engraved on wood by Eric Gill. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in quarter niger morocco over patterned boards. Gilt-lettered spine with raised bands. Top edges gilt others uncut. Spines lightly sunned to different degrees. Top of boards with some light sunning. Some minor rubbing to board edges. Previous owner's attractive bookplate on front pastedown of each volume which looks like a magician performing a trick in front of a book. Overall a handsome and desirable set which shows very well and the text is very clean. "Most of the borders are leaf and stem but among the leaves hiding or beckoning climbing or leaning out are girls and men kings and boys priests and nuns who take part or seem to be commenting upon the stories.the pattern continues affectionate and cheeky erotic enjoyable and relevant decorative and explanatory a balance of taste and eye. Borders are repeated sometimes in new combinations. To start a new tale we have more elaborate and descriptive work with a red or blue initial letter.There they are the characters in the tale with their stage scenery.One other quality in these borders should be noticed-their mannerism the distortion of human figures sometimes so that they almost share the forms of leaf and stem-and sometimes grow from them. It is another rather touching aspect of Gill's idea and all these manners work towards a single art-the poetry people leaves decoration and explanation. Author artist and printer have shared one concept and expressed it" Colin Franklin The Private Presses pp. 143-144. Chanticleer 63. Gill 281. HBS 69547. $10000. Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press unknown
1929réf. 68192Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929. GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS; GILL EricSANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE. With Wood Engravings by Eric Gill GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. CHAUCER Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. With wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929-1931. One of 485 numbered copies on Batchelor handmade paper out of a total edition of 500 copies. Stated "File Copy" on colophon page in lieu of a limitation number. Four folio volumes 12 x 7 1/2 inches; 307 x 190 mm. One full-page illustration twenty-nine half-page illustrations 269 decorative borders tail-pieces and line-fillers and sixty-one initial letters printed in black red or blue all engraved on wood by Eric Gill. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in quarter niger morocco over patterned boards. Gilt-lettered spine with raised bands. Top edge gilt others uncut. Spines lightly sunned to different degrees. A few very tiny chips to spines. Tips slightly bumped and with some rubbing. Housed in a morocco-tipped cloth slipcase. Overall a handsome and desirable set which shows very well and the text is very clean. "Most of the borders are leaf and stem but among the leaves hiding or beckoning climbing or leaning out are girls and men kings and boys priests and nuns who take part or seem to be commenting upon the stories.the pattern continues affectionate and cheeky erotic enjoyable and relevant decorative and explanatory a balance of taste and eye. Borders are repeated sometimes in new combinations. To start a new tale we have more elaborate and descriptive work with a red or blue initial letter.There they are the characters in the tale with their stage scenery.One other quality in these borders should be noticed-their mannerism the distortion of human figures sometimes so that they almost share the forms of leaf and stem-and sometimes grow from them. It is another rather touching aspect of Gill's idea and all these manners work towards a single art-the poetry people leaves decoration and explanation. Author artist and printer have shared one concept and expressed it" Colin Franklin The Private Presses pp. 143-144. Chanticleer 63. Gill 281. HBS 68192. $10000. Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press unknown
1929réf. 69547Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929. GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS; GILL EricSANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE. With Wood Engravings by Eric Gill GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. CHAUCER Geoffrey. GILL Eric illustrator. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE binder. The Canterbury Tales. With wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929. Full Description: GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. CHAUCER Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. With wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929-1931. One of 485 numbered copies on Batchelor handmade paper out of a total edition of 500 copies. This being number 381. Four folio volumes 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 310 x 190 mm. One full-page illustration twenty-nine half-page illustrations 269 decorative borders tail-pieces and line-fillers and sixty-one initial letters printed in black red or blue all engraved on wood by Eric Gill. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in quarter niger morocco over patterned boards. Gilt-lettered spine with raised bands. Top edges gilt others uncut. Spines lightly sunned to different degrees. Top of boards with some light sunning. Some minor rubbing to board edges. Previous owner's attractive bookplate on front pastedown of each volume which looks like a magician performing a trick in front of a book. Overall a handsome and desirable set which shows very well and the text is very clean. "Most of the borders are leaf and stem but among the leaves hiding or beckoning climbing or leaning out are girls and men kings and boys priests and nuns who take part or seem to be commenting upon the stories.the pattern continues affectionate and cheeky erotic enjoyable and relevant decorative and explanatory a balance of taste and eye. Borders are repeated sometimes in new combinations. To start a new tale we have more elaborate and descriptive work with a red or blue initial letter.There they are the characters in the tale with their stage scenery.One other quality in these borders should be noticed-their mannerism the distortion of human figures sometimes so that they almost share the forms of leaf and stem-and sometimes grow from them. It is another rather touching aspect of Gill's idea and all these manners work towards a single art-the poetry people leaves decoration and explanation. Author artist and printer have shared one concept and expressed it" Colin Franklin The Private Presses pp. 143-144. Chanticleer 63. Gill 281. HBS 69547. $10000. Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press unknown books
1929réf. 68192Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929. GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS; GILL EricSANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE. With Wood Engravings by Eric Gill GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. CHAUCER Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. With wood engravings by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press 1929-1931. One of 485 numbered copies on Batchelor handmade paper out of a total edition of 500 copies. Stated "File Copy" on colophon page in lieu of a limitation number. Four folio volumes 12 x 7 1/2 inches; 307 x 190 mm. One full-page illustration twenty-nine half-page illustrations 269 decorative borders tail-pieces and line-fillers and sixty-one initial letters printed in black red or blue all engraved on wood by Eric Gill. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in quarter niger morocco over patterned boards. Gilt-lettered spine with raised bands. Top edge gilt others uncut. Spines lightly sunned to different degrees. A few very tiny chips to spines. Tips slightly bumped and with some rubbing. Housed in a morocco-tipped cloth slipcase. Overall a handsome and desirable set which shows very well and the text is very clean. "Most of the borders are leaf and stem but among the leaves hiding or beckoning climbing or leaning out are girls and men kings and boys priests and nuns who take part or seem to be commenting upon the stories.the pattern continues affectionate and cheeky erotic enjoyable and relevant decorative and explanatory a balance of taste and eye. Borders are repeated sometimes in new combinations. To start a new tale we have more elaborate and descriptive work with a red or blue initial letter.There they are the characters in the tale with their stage scenery.One other quality in these borders should be noticed-their mannerism the distortion of human figures sometimes so that they almost share the forms of leaf and stem-and sometimes grow from them. It is another rather touching aspect of Gill's idea and all these manners work towards a single art-the poetry people leaves decoration and explanation. Author artist and printer have shared one concept and expressed it" Colin Franklin The Private Presses pp. 143-144. Chanticleer 63. Gill 281. HBS 68192. $10000. Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press unknown books
réf. 109542London The Golden Cockerel Press 1929-31. . Limited edition number 439 of 485 copies on paper from a total edition of 500; 4 vols small folio 31.8 x 20 cm; wood engravings by Eric Gill including one full-page 29 half-page tailpieces initials and decorative borders initials printed in red blue and black; original Niger morocco-backed patterned boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe gilt lettering to spines top edges gilt others uncut light rubbing to extremities slight toning and soiling to boards some spotting and fading to spines as always; an attractive set. One of the major titles of the Golden Cockerel Press and an extraordinary collaboration between the press director and book designer Robert Gibbings 1889-1958 and artist Eric Gill 1882-1940. Printing the Canterbury Tales dominated work at the press for two and a half years and relatively few other books were printed during that period. However despite some critics deeming Gill's illustrations risqué and inappropriate the book was a considerable critical and financial success and grossed £14000. Chanticleer 63; Evan Gill 281. London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31. hardcover
1929réf. 000681One of the most prestigious books published by the Golden Cockerel Press number 80 of a limited edition of 485 copies printed on handmade paper and 15 on vellum. Description: 4 vols. Original quarter niger morocco over patterned papered boards spines with raised bands lettered in gilt bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Quarto: 32 × 20 cm; pp.: vol.i: 4 150 2; vol.ii 4 188 2 vol.iii 4 196 2 vol.iv 2 218 4. With 1 full-page 29 half-page and 269 decorated borders tail-pieces line-fillings and 61 initials engraved on wood by Eric Gill. Printed from 18 pt. Caslon Old Face printed on Batchelor hand-made paper nos. 16–500 in black red and blue. Top edge gilt others trimmed. Ref.: Cave/Manson 63; Chanticleer 63; Gill 281 Condition: Binding somewhat bumped and bruised at corners spine occasionally stained as often fore-edges slightly dusty and with single marginal stains interior clean and free of marks. Notes: Eric Gill's woodcuts for the Golden Cockerel Press edition of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales are celebrated for their artistic and technical mastery. Gill created an impressive array of wood engravings designing them to harmonise with the typography reflecting his expertise as a typeface designer. The engravings complement the text enhancing the reading experience with a seamless blend of visual and literary art rooted in the tradition of illuminated manuscripts. The borders often featuring leaf and stem motifs are inhabited by figures - girls men kings priests and nuns - that interact with or comment on the tales. These range from playful and erotic to solemn mirroring Chaucer's diverse moods and adding narrative depth. Some of the woodcuts are known to have been rather bold in their depictions and have been seen as controversial in their time; however they have since been recognised as being apt and reflective of the spirit of the text. It is therefore fair to conclude that taken as a whole these features make Gill's woodcuts a standout contribution to 20th-century book illustration marrying technical precision with imaginative flair and thus cementing the edition's status as a landmark in private press publishing. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1929réf. 8747Number 381 of 485 copies on paper there were also 15 on vellum. Along with Troilus and Criseyde and The Four Gospels The Canterbury Tales is one of the high points of the Golden Cockerel Press. It perhaps stands above above all in Gill's masterful designs forming as Colin Franklin pointed out an integral part of the book's success — 'not quite illustration but far transcending decoration'. 'The balance of text and illustration goes further than typography . Most of the borders are leaf and stem but among the leaves hiding or beckoning climbing or leaning out are girls and men kings and boys priests and nuns who take part or seem to be commenting on the stories. A young man is whistling across the page two fingers at his mouth to a girl; Chaucer himself waves to a little god of love facing across his own poem; a sad lover looks over to Christ crucifies; Pan blows pipes and a naked girl hearing him prepares to climb her tree; a nineteen-twentyish girl climbs up and a sad young bearded man looking like Robert Gibbings sits supporting the whole tree's weight opposite; Chaucer is writing with confidence under the leaves taking it down by dictation from the naughty spirit looking down and over the lines. So the pattern continues affectionate and cheeky erotic enjoyable and relevant decorative and explanatory a balance of taste and eye' Franklin. 4 volumes small folio 310 × 190 mm pp. 4 150 2; 4 188 2; 4 196 2; 4 218 4. Woodcut ornaments by Eric Gill including four full-page illustrations printed in Caslon with black red and blue ink on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Original quarter goatskin by Sangorski and Sutcliffe spine lettered in gilt patterned paper boards top edge gilt others uncut. Spines slightly faded and rubbed corners very slightly bumped. Bookplate of W. and P. J. Kupfer. Golden Cockerel Press,
1926réf. 8746Number 183 of 225 copies. Troilus and Criseyde is the first of the three outstanding Golden Golden Cockerel Press editions produced by Robert Gibbings and Eric Gill the others being The Canterbury Tales and the The Four Gospels. The Middle English text was edited by Arundell del Re the compositors were F. Young and A.H. Gibbsand the pressman A.C Cooper. Gill's woodcuts include portraits of Chaucer: one depicting him with Cupid whispering in his ear the other shows him writing Troilus. There are four full page illustrations one at the beginning of each book while every page has a tall border facing each other across each opening. In these Gill successfully re-imagined the borders of medieval manuscripts in which the images do more than simply decorate the margins but work in interplay with the text — marking illustrating and commenting with varying degrees of transparency subtlety eroticism and humour. 'They rank very high in the range of Gill's work' Franklin p. 142. Small folio 310 × 180 mm pp. xi 1 309 5. Woodcut ornaments by Eric Gill including four full-page illustrations printed in Caslon with black red and blue ink on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Original quarter goatskin by Sangorski and Sutcliffe spine lettered in gilt patterned paper boards top edge gilt others uncut. Spine very slightly faded and rubbed corners very slightly bumped. Bookplate of W. and P. J. Kupfer. Golden Cockerel Press,
1927réf. 128770Golden Cockerel Press 1927. Leather. Very Good. 1927 Golden Cockerel Press quarter leather over patterned boards. Engravings by Eric Gill. Tight binding no marks with former owner's book plate to front paste down. #125 of 225 limitation. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1927réf. 172358Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press 1927. Edited by Arundel del Re with wood engravings by Eric Gill. Pp. xii3104colophon and blanks printed in red blue & black pictorial title page plus 5 full page illustrations numerous decorative borders and 4 tailpieces by Eric Gill; small f'cap. folio; qr. red/brown niger morocco spine lettered in gilt with five raised bands patterned papered boards the spine faintly faded; t.e.g. others uncut; The Golden Cockerel Press Waltham Saint Lawrence 1927. Edition limited to 225 numbered copies. Chanticleer 50. The first of three books produced by Robert Gibbings and Eric Gill at the Golden Cockerel Press; considered the scarcest of these due to the relatively small limitation. The Golden Cockerel Press unknown
1928réf. 176203Waltham St Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press 1928-31. Beautiful Books Limited edition number 135 of 485 copies on handmade paper; a further 15 copies were issued on vellum. The Canterbury Tales was one of the "most important Golden Cockerel editions for which Eric Gill provided the engravings" and showcases his "originality and verve" ODNB. This work was seen as one of the finest books to be produced by the press exhibiting the ideals of the private press movement as if the "author artist and printer have shared one concept and expressed it" Franklin. An announcement of the edition within The Times Literary Supplement on 2 February 1928 noted a publication price of 25 Guineas. It also stated that the vellum copies at 120 Guineas had already been fully subscribed. The publication of the work was a major literary event and was widely covered in the press throughout the four-year publication period. A review within The Times Literary Supplement described the set as "a fine one" and noted that "each page is ornamented at the side with a conventional tree at the top or bottom of which there are usually figures. These figures seems alternately to express an almost frivolous gaiety and a harsh ascetism. Gill portrays these attributes and characteristics of the Middle Ages as if they came down to us from a great distance as pale now romantic shadows of what was once violent and robust. With this mood is at times combined a strain of Post-Impressionism a modern flavour". The review concluded comparing the Golden Cockerel edition to the Kelmscott Chaucer noting that Pre-Raphaelitism was "adaptable to new circumstances". The partners of the Golden Cockerel Press Christopher Sandford Owen Rutter and Anthony Sandford described the set in their bibliography of the press as simply "beautiful books". 4 vols tall octavo. Initials printed in red blue and black. With full-page illustration 29 half-page illustrations decorated borders tailpieces and line fillers all by Gill. Bound for the publishers by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in brown quarter niger spines lettered in gilt patterned paper boards top edge gilt others untrimmed. Some wear to extremities slight colour variance to morocco minor cracking to front joint of vol. 1 minor browning to endpapers as usual: a very good set. Chanticleer 63; Franklin 307; Gill 281. The Times Literary Supplement 2 Feb. 1928 p. 79 & 18 April 1929 p. 310. hardcover
1995réf. 2110502150900730Yushodoshoten 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Yushodoshoten paperback
