Gill

1935 · rif. CNBR422 — Ditchling Sussex: Pepler & Sewell St Dominic's Press 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. No. 140 of 300 copies octavo size 46 pp. The Saint Dominic's Press founded by Harry Hilary Douglas Clarke Pepler flourished at Ditchling Sussex from 1916 to 1936. The first home of the Press was "a disused stable" with a hundred-year-old Stanhope hand-press which supposedly had belonged to William Morris. Pepler endeavored to do everything possible by hand believing that such would both produce the best results and also be a "more individual or 'humane'.product". He therefore "preferred the handpress to the machine handmade to machine-made paper and handset founder's type to the products of typesetting machines." Pepler met Edward Johnston and Eric Gill while living in Hammersmith; Pepler and his family would eventually move to Ditchling to join Gill who was one of the most important artists to provide illustrations for the St. Dominic's Press. Other artists who provided illustrations included David Jones Desmond Chute Philip Hagreen and Thomas Derrick among others. Per the bibliography "The Title page engraving has been attributed to Gill." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter-linen buff paper-covered boards engraving on the title page of a chalice and wafer surrounded by a stylized sunburst; octavo size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" unpaginated with twenty-three printed leaves errata slip tipped in at the back limited edition of 300 copies this is copy numbered 140 printed at St Dominic's Press Ditchling Common Hassocks Sussex. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with minimal rubbing a strong square text block and solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; slightly discolored boards and very slightly bumped corners lacking the dust jacket. ___CITATION: Taylor & Sewell no. A246; note that the quotes and much of the introductory information from "Three Private Presses" by Brocard Sewell. ___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. Pepler & Sewell, St Dominic's Press hardcover books